A Lukoil oil refinery within the Russian oblast of Nizhny Novgorod was struck by a number of Ukrainian drones within the early hours of Jan. 29, a navy intelligence (HUR) supply instructed the Kyiv Impartial.
Drone strikes had been reported by native officers throughout a number of Russian areas in a single day, together with the Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, and Bryansk oblasts, inflicting fires and prompting air protection responses.
In accordance with the HUR supply, the Lukoil oil depot within the metropolis of Kstovo was focused by 4 drones, all of which struck their goal and brought about "important injury."
They added the refinery "helps the actions of the Russian occupation forces" and was "attacked at round midnight native time."
The refinery is situated round 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The Lukoil refinery of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, in Russia has been severely hit by UAVs. Flames are consuming massive elements of the power, which processes yearly 15 million tons of crude oil. It’s the forth largest refinery in Russia when it comes to manufacturing. pic.twitter.com/ZAhUTpbDqL
— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) January 29, 2025
The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t confirm the claims, however in a single day native Telegram channels reported that drones focused the Lukoil Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery, leading to a big hearth.
Video footage circulating on-line confirmed flames on the facility, which native monitoring channels recognized because the seemingly goal of the assault.
Governor Gleb Nikitin confirmed that air protection techniques had shot down a number of drones, and fragments from the intercepted UAVs fell on the commercial website. No accidents had been reported.
Kyiv considers oil refineries to be legitimate navy targets, as earnings from the fossil gasoline business fund Russia's battle machine.
Earlier this week the Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia suspended operations because of injury from Ukrainian drone assaults, Reuters reported, citing two business sources.
Ukraine confirmed hitting the plant in an in a single day drone strike on Jan. 24.
Within the Smolensk area, Governor Vasily Anokhin on Jan. 29 reported a "huge drone assault" on civilian infrastructure. One drone was intercepted whereas making an attempt to strike a nuclear vitality facility.
Close by, air defenses additionally destroyed a number of drones across the city of Andreapol, house to roughly 8,000 individuals, within the Tver area, in response to the native governor.
The Russian Ministry of Protection additionally introduced that air protection techniques had shot down 26 drones within the Bryansk area.
Bryansk lies west of embattled Kursk Oblast, north of Ukraine's Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, and east of the Belarusian border.
The Kyiv IndependentOlga Rudenko