# Ukraine war latest: Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike

https://mins.news/en/item/124562

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-01 16:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russian-oil-refinery-in-kstovo-ablaze-after-reported-overnight-drone-strike/

> Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that the NORSI refinery in Kstovo, Russia, was hit by a drone overnight on Nov. 1 and caught fire; the reports could not be independently verified. Russian airstrikes destroyed Kramatorsk’s city council building and hit an energy facility in Kyiv, causing power and water outages in parts of the city. Ukraine also said drones and Neptune cruise missiles targeted a chemical plant in Russia’s Rostov Oblast.

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