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Russia’s LUKOIL Refinery Producing Up to 11% of Country’s Gasoline Shuts Down Following Ukraine Strike
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Russia’s LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo has completely halted operations for repairs following a Ukrainian drone attack on August 26, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by Dnipro Osint.
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Satellite images taken after the attack show at least four sites of intense burning across the refinery complex, indicating multiple drone impacts.
According to Dnipro Osint, the strikes caused significant damage to technical overpasses and columns associated with the AVT-4, AVT-5, and AVT-1 primary crude-processing units. A vacuum gas oil hydrotreatment unit used in secondary refining was also damaged.
The extent of the damage has forced the refinery to completely suspend operations while repairs are carried out, Dnipro Osint reported.
Satellite imagery of the Kstovo Oil Refinery (LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez) following the August 26 attack.
— Dnipro Osint (@GarbuzYe) September 2, 2026
At least four sites of intense burning caused by UAV strikes have been identified. Process pipe racks and columns of the AVT-4, AVT-5, and AVT-1 crude distillation… pic.twitter.com/npFHafMrbJ
The Kstovo refinery, operated by LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, has an annual processing capacity of approximately 17 million metric tons of crude oil. According to Dnipro Osint, the facility accounts for up to 11% of Russia’s gasoline production.
Before repeated Ukrainian drone strikes, it produced about 5 million metric tons of gasoline and more than 5 million metric tons of diesel per year, along with roughly 2 million metric tons of fuel oil and around 500,000 metric tons of bitumen.
The August 26 operation also targeted a major Wildberries logistics center in Russia’s Tambov region. Ukrainian defense technology company Fire Point said FP-1 long-range drones were used to strike both the logistics hub and the Kstovo refinery.
Initial reports of a fire at the Wildberries facility in Kotovsk emerged shortly after 1 am, with local residents reporting at least 10 explosions before a major blaze broke out at the site.
The reported shutdown in Kstovo comes as Ukrainian strikes continue to disrupt operations at other major Russian refineries. Russia’s Kirishi oil refinery in the Leningrad region, the country’s second-largest by processing capacity, also suspended all crude processing following a Ukrainian drone attack on August 30.
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