On 2026-08-26, a Ukrainian drone strike set fire to the Lukoil-owned NORSI refinery in Nizhny Novogorod Oblast, Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery. The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed the strike as part of ongoing military operations.
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The Lukoil-owned NORSI plant in Nizhny Novogorod Oblast is the fourth-largest oil refinery in Russia.
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Major Russian oil refinery in flames after drone strike, locals say https:// kyivindependent.com/major-russ ian-oil-refinery-in-flames-after-drone-strike-locals-say/ The Lukoil-owned NORSI plant in Nizhny Novogorod Oblast is the fourth-largest oil refinery in Russia. # Ukraine
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