Overnight into November 1, the Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, was attacked. A fire is reported in several locations simultaneously.
Footage of the massive fire in Kstovo began circulating on social media around 4 AM. Local residents reported explosions, and monitoring channels reported a strike on the oil refinery, after which several fires broke out at the enterprise.
According to monitoring channels, the plant was attacked by drones that managed to overcome Russian air defense.
The Exilenova+ channel also reported a possible attack on the combined heat and power plant in Kstovo. It supplies energy to local industry, including enterprises of the petrochemical complex.
Nizhny Novgorod region governor Gleb Nikitin reported an attack and significant damage to an industrial enterprise in the Kstovsky district, but did not name it. According to his preliminary data, there were no casualties. He also stated that more than a hundred drones were destroyed and warned of possible disruptions to electricity, hot water, and heating during restoration work.
"Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez" is one of the largest oil refineries in Russia. Its design capacity is about 17 million tons of oil per year. By this indicator, the enterprise ranks fourth among Russian oil refineries, and second in terms of automotive gasoline production.
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