Ukrainian drone strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Russia, including fires at Nizhny Novgorod region Kstovo oil refinery on July 2.
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Ukrainian drone strikes caused substantial fires at Nizhny Novgorod region Kstovo oil refinery.
on July 2, Ukraine’s General Staff reported a new strike on the same plant.
Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhnegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region.
A direct hit on the facility triggered a fire, damaging the AVT-6 primary crude oil distillation unit.
Ukraine's General Staff said it targeted the NORSI refinery in Kstovo, causing a fire and damaging the AVT-6 unit.
Ukrainian military drones targeted the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, damaging the AVT-6 primary oil processing unit and triggering a fire.
Drones struck the LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhsky Refinery in Kstovo, damaging the AVT-6 primary crude processing unit and causing a fire.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.511Z
Source story: day-1-2026-07-04