10/16/2025 

In the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, the Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez refinery was hit on October 16. Previously, the L-24/300 installation was familiar with the “cotton”.

As noted by OSINT researchers from the Cyber ​​Flour project, it hydrotreats 24 tons of raw materials per hour, or up to 300,000 tons per year. Photos from Kstovo with black smoke above the plant confirm the hit.

Coordinates L-24/300: 56.095977, 44.157499

“The destruction of fuel production facilities has already led to a significant shortage, social pressure, and the need to significantly increase subsidies for the fuel sector. At gas stations in Russia, the shortage is growing with each strike,” CyberBoroshny noted.

Meanwhile, local propaganda outlets attempted to pass off the sound of the explosion on the morning of October 16 as “the plane’s transition to supersonic flight.” However, many people in the comments disagreed with this version.

As OBOZ.UA previously wrote:

– On the night of October 16, explosions also thundered in the Volgograd region. It is known that the Balashovskaya power line substation in the Novomykolaiv district was damaged.

– Suicide drones also attacked the Saratov region of the Russian Federation . Numerous explosions were heard in Saratov, Engels, where a strategic aviation airbase is located, as well as in other settlements.

– In general, on Thursday night, due to the danger of UAV attacks, the reception and release of aircraft was suspended at the airports of Samara, Tambov, Saratov, and Volgograd.

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