“On the night of January 29, a series of explosions sounded in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which, according to the Russians, resulted from the attack of drones on the oil refinery in KSTOV. Source: Russian Telegram-channels, governor of Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin Details: Governor Nikitin states how Russian authorities always do during the strikes There was a “fire”.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
On the night of January 29, a series of explosions sounded in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which, according to the Russians, resulted from the attack of drones on the oil refinery in KSTOV.
Source: Russian Telegram-channels, governor of Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin
Details: Governor Nikitin states how the Russian authorities always do during the strikes of Ukrainian drones that “the territory of one of the enterprises of the KSTOV industrial zone” fell only fragments of a downed drone, and that there was a “fire”.
However, photos and videos published on social networks can see a strong fire at the refining plant.
The Russian Federation reported on the attack of drones on Nizhny Novgorod NPZHTPTPS: //t.co/O7lgzekmsc pic.twitter.com/n22Aqm9ZZX
– Ukrainian Truth ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) January 29, 2025
The attacks of drones became another attempt to hit the strategic object of the Russian industry. The plant was already blowing in March 2024, when the drones were damaged by one of the oil processing units.
In addition to the attack in KSTOV, the Russians report the UAV strikes in the Smolensk and Tversk regions.
Reference: In KSTOVO there is an oil refining plant “Lukoil-Nizhzhgorodnaftoorgsynthesis”, next to it in the industrial zone are chemical enterprises and a thermal power plant.