💥 Attack

Ukraine's Air Force struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast using U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.

December 25, 2025 Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast

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Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery (location) Storm Shadow (weapon_system) Ukraine Air Force (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (organization)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

On Dec. 25, Ukraine's Air Force struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast using U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles, the General Staff said.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk Petroleum Products Plant, one of the largest suppliers of petroleum products in southern Russia.

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Extracted: 2026-02-18T21:11:38.665Z

Source story: explosions-reportedly-rock-russias-khanskaya-military-airfield