The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and allied Ukrainian forces struck the Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery and the Starolikeyevo oil pumping station in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. The operation was conducted as part of a 40-day campaign to pressure the Russian Federation.
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The SSU and allied forces struck the Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery and Starolikeyevo LPDS in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region as part of a 40-day operation ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russian air defenses were active overnight before explosions and at least two fires occurred at the targeted facilities.
Ukrainian forces hit the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, causing a fire and damaging the AVT-6 primary crude oil processing unit.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, causing a fire and damaging the AVT-6 unit.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Kstovo oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, causing explosions and a large fire.
The SBU confirmed a successful strike on the Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery and the Starolikееvo linear production dispatch station in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, located 850 km away.
The Kstovo oil refinery is one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities, producing gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation kerosene for the Russian military.
The Starolikееvo linear production dispatch station is a key node in the main oil product pipeline system, transporting fuel to central Russia.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:48.138Z
Source story: 4139938-oil-refinery-and-oil-pumping-station-hit-in-russias-nizhny-novgorod-region