Massive drone strike sets Russia's Kstovo oil refinery ablaze, city faces blackout
Photo: drones struck an oil refinery in Kstovo (t.me/mchs_official)
On the night of July 13, the Russian city of Kstovo was hit by drone strikes. The target was a local oil refinery, reports Russian Telegram channels.
Residents of Kstovo reported thick black smoke rising above the refinery. The fire at the plant was still burning by morning.
It is also known that part of the city lost power due to the strikes.
Explosions were heard in nearby settlements. Residents of Volodarsk, Reshetikha, and Dzerzhinsk said they heard what sounded like air defense systems operating.
At the same time, local authorities tried to downplay the incident. Governor Gleb Nikitin claimed the attack was successfully repelled. He added there were no casualties.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported intercepting and destroying 36 Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday in several regions:
- 26 over Belgorod;
- 4 over Voronezh;
- 3 over Lipetsk;
- 3 over the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Last month, a large fire broke out at a factory in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. The blaze started shortly after a drone attack.
Shortly before that, reports emerged of strikes on several important military targets in Russia. These included an oil depot in Engels, the Dyagilevo airfield, and the Progress weapons factory in Michurinsk.
A few days earlier, residents of Bryansk complained of a series of powerful explosions over the city. They also reported a fire near the local airfield.
