Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, starting a fire.

Ukrainian forces also struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast overnight

The Kstovo refinery sustained damage from a Ukrainian drone attack on April 5, leading to a suspension of operations.

Drones struck oil facilities in the Kstovo district, causing fires at two Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez facilities.

The Novogorkovskaya thermal power plant was also damaged.

Overnight, air defence forces repelled an attack by 30 enemy UAVs over the industrial zone of the Kstovo district. As a result of falling debris, two facilities at the Kstovo refinery sustained damage followed by fires. The fires have been contained.

The Novogorkovskaya combined heat and power plant and several residential buildings and plots of land were also damaged. Power supply to consumers is currently being restored.

Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in the Russian city of Kstovo overnight on April 5, with two facilities damaged as a result of falling drone debris

The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery was struck, sparking a large-scale fire at the facility that provides nearly 30% of gasoline consumption for the Moscow region and directly supplies fuel to occupying forces in Ukraine.

Results of April 5, 2026 strike on Lukoil refinery confirmed - AVT-2 and LCh-24-7 units put out of operation