Ukraine has struck an oil refinery and the Starolikeyevo oil pumping station in the Kstovo District of Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region, about 850 km from the front line.
“During the night, Russian air defenses were actively operating in the Kstovo area, after which a series of explosions was heard near the Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery and the Starolikeyevo linear production dispatch station. At least two fires were recorded in the industrial areas of these facilities,” the Security Service of Ukraine said.
The Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery is one of Russia’s largest oil refining facilities. The Starolikeyevo oil pumping station is a key hub in the country’s main petroleum products pipeline system, through which fuel is transported to central regions of Russia.
