# Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike

https://mins.news/en/item/124121

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-01 03:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-oil-refinery-in-kstovo-ablaze-after-reported-overnight-drone-strike/

> Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that the NORSI refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, was targeted by a drone overnight on Nov. 1 and caught fire. Russian outlet ASTRA also reported a strike, but the Kyiv Independent said it could not immediately verify the reports. Ukraine has targeted the facility before; a confirmed Aug. 26 strike caused a large fire and forced it to suspend operations.

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