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strike2026-09-01 00:00 UTC🇷🇺 Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; Slobodka (Ust-Luga area), Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Ukraine claims strikes halted operations at Kstovo refinery and NOVATEK Ust-Luga complex in Russia
A Ukrainian General Staff Telegram post claims that strikes on 26 Aug 2026 and 1 Sep 2026 halted operations at the LUKOIL-Nizhny Novgorod refinery in Kstovo and the NOVATEK Ust-Luga complex in Leningrad Oblast. The post describes damage including pipeline fires/spills and hits to gas condensate processing and hydrocracking units.
DETAILS
Type
strike
Occurred
2026-09-01 00:00
Reported
2026-09-04
Location
Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; Slobodka (Ust-Luga area), Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Coordinates
64.6863, 97.7453
Confidence
62 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Claimed shutdown of two major oil/gas processing facilities. Reported damage at NOVATEK Ust-Luga includes pipeline ruptures with petroleum spills (200–250 sq m), a primary gas condensate processing unit, and two hydrocracking columns, plus ongoing burning in a tank-farm pipeline.
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