# Drone strike sparks fire at major Russian oil refinery, Ukraine's General Staff says

https://mins.news/en/item/33509

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 19:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-drone-strike-sparks-fire-at-major-russian-oil-refinery-general-staff-says/

> Ukraine’s General Staff said a drone strike hit the NORSI oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, overnight on Aug. 26, starting a fire as damage was assessed. Russian authorities had not commented. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine struck 16 targets in Russia over the previous day, including oil facilities and military infrastructure.

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