Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery

After drone strike: Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Rostov Oblast burns for fifth straight day — video

The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast has been burning for five consecutive days following a Ukrainian drone strike on the night of Aug. 21, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 03:30 PM

Ukraine hits Novoshakhtinsk oil plant and UAV hub in Donetsk - General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Products Plant in Russia’s Rostov Oblast and a number of other key military facilities, the AFU General Staff reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 03:15 PM

Repeated Ukrainian drone attacks grind major Russian refinery to a halt

The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast has ceased operations after a series of Ukrainian attacks caused significant damage to critical equipment, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation, reported on Telegram on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 01:52 PM

Russia’s strategic oil facility erased from Yandex maps

Russia's search engine Yandex has been ordered by a court to remove maps and edit images of workshops, compressor stations, tank farms, and other elements of a major oil refinery from Yandex Maps due to drone attacks, the TASS propaganda agency reported on Jan. 3.

3 January 2025, 02:28 PM

Drones paved way for missile attack on Russian oil refinery, says Ukrainian General Staff

The attack on the Novoshakhtyn oil refinery was carried out by the Navy and the Security Service together with other components of the defense forces, Ukraine’s General Staff wrote on Telegram on Dec. 19, commenting on earlier reports of a massive fire at the only operating refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast.

19 December 2024, 11:49 AM

Russian refinery in flames after midnight drone attack - video

The crude oil distillation unit (CDU) was reportedly hit in an overnight drone attack on an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Russia’s Rostov Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel wrote shortly after midnight on Dec. 19, posting video of a massive fire.

19 December 2024, 08:30 AM

Gazprom building in Belgorod struck by drone, regional governor blames Ukraine

A drone crashed into a Gazprom administrative building in the Russian city of Belgorod, injuring two people and damaging the facade, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed on Telegram on April 12.

12 April 2024, 03:32 PM

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