01.11.2026
Source: Exilenova+
On the night of November 1, explosions were heard in the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation: the region was attacked by drones. The city of Kstovo and the oil refinery located there were under attack.
After the hits, a massive fire broke out at the enterprise. Details and footage of the spectacular consequences were collected by the Telegram channel Exilenova+.
What is known
Exilenova+ first wrote about the attack on the Kstovsky refinery at 04:11 a.m. At that time, a powerful fire was already raging at the enterprise, the glow and column of smoke from which could be seen for many kilometers.
Kstovsky refinery attacked
After the hits, a massive fire broke out at the enterprise. Details and footage of the spectacular consequences were collected by the Telegram channel Exilenova+.
What is known
Exilenova+ first wrote about the attack on the Kstovsky refinery at 04:11 a.m. At that time , a powerful fire was already raging at the enterprise, the glow and column of smoke from which could be seen for many kilometers.
Kstovsky refinery attacked
“The Kstovo Oil Refinery was successfully attacked in Kstovo,” the message said.
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Falcon Insight also came to the conclusion that this particular plant was under attack.
“Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, Russian Federation. Attack on the Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez refinery ,” the channel stated.
Falcon Insight analysis.
Falcon Insight analysis.
Exilenova+ suggested that the fire after the attack broke out in the area of the AVT-6, AVT-5 and tar visbreaking units or the 35/11-600 unit.
“A more accurate picture will be obtained after satellite images appear,” the channel noted.
Fire at the refinery
Fire in Kstovo
Fire in Kstovo
The Kstovsky oil refinery, which was attacked last night and, as already noted, belongs to Lukoil, is the fourth largest among the five largest refineries in Russia. With a processing capacity of 17 million tons of oil per year, the enterprise is second only to the Omsk, Kirish and Ryazan refineries.
Data on the largest refineries in the Russian Federation on Wikipedia
And the Russians know this very well. So while some were filming numerous videos of smoke from the fire at the refinery filling the sky and the glow from the flames illuminating everything around for several kilometers, others rushed to the local gas stations.
In particular, in Nizhny Novgorod, long lines formed at gas stations even before sunrise , and those who were lucky enough to get to the pump filled fuel not only into the tank, but also into numerous canisters.
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
Kstovsky refinery attacked
As OBOZ.UA reported, the day before yesterday, a refinery was attacked in Ufa, Russia.
In addition, all of Kaliningrad remained without electricity.
Beautiful!
Another strike on a mafia refinery with multiple blazes. It seems that Ukraine’s strikes are getting more efficient, or they have more assets to hit with.
Good Morning, Nixny Novgorod! Have a nice sunday! And get up early………………