Kstovo Refinery (Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez)
A 370,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Kstovo, RU, operated by Lukoil. Nelson Complexity 8.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 370,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 8
- Status
- Damaged
- Operator
- Lukoil
- Parent
- Lukoil PJSC (MOEX:LKOH)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/lukoil-kstovo
- Coordinates
- 56.1700, 44.1900
Notes
Multiple credible sources from April 5, 2026 confirm Ukrainian drone strikes directly targeted and damaged the Kstovo Refinery. News reports indicate drones struck the facility, sparking fires. While the database notes indicate non-operational status from April 7, the recent news from April 5 shows the facility transitioning from operational to damaged state. Current evidence supports damaged status rather than closed, as the facility's operational timeline and extent of damage is still being as
What coverage reports
Ukraine Strikes Kstovo Refinery and Drone Depot: New Targets for Defense Forces
2026-07-02 · 6 publishers filed it
conflict 8
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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General CriticalDrones halted operations at an oil refinery in Russian KstovoУкраїнські Національні Новини (УНН) · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalUkraine Strikes Kstovo Refinery and Drone Depot: New Targets for Defense Forces112.ua + 1 other outlet · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkrainian forces struck Lukoil refinery in Kstovo, fire reportedМежа. Новини України. · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkraine struck the Kstovo refinery, one of the largest in the Russian Federation. A fire broke out thereБабель · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkrainian drones attacked the Kstovo refinery - one of the largest in Russia, the plant is on fireУкраїнські Національні Новини (УНН) + 1 other outlet · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkrainian forces strike oil refinery in Kstovo and railway bridge crossing Seversky Donets RiverThe New Voice of Ukraine · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalRussia’s 4th-largest oil refinery in Kstovo halts its main crude unit after 20 May attackEuromaidan Press · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalUkraine targets Kstovo refinery again in latest drone attackQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighDrones strike Lukoil’s Kstovo refinery, hitting primary crude unitEuromaidan Press · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkraine strikes Kstovo refinery, supplying 30% of Moscow Oblast's gasoline 800 km from borderEuromaidan Press · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalUkrainian Long Range Drones Strike Lukoil Refinery Deep Inside Russia [f0f52e]Fathom Journal · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalThe General Staff confirmed the destruction of the Kstovo refinery and a number of Russian military facilitiesOnline.UA · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkrainian Drones Strike Russian Fuel Infrastructure at Primorsk Port and Kstovo Oil RefineryUNITED24 Media · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighUkraine strikes Primorsk oil port and Kstovo refinery in renewed blow to Russian energy infrastructureEU Today · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalUkrainian drones hit Lukoil refinery deep inside Russiamsn.com · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalDrone attack sparks fire near oil refinery in Kstovo, RussiaThe New Voice of Ukraine · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighDrones attacked Kstovo oil refinery – dozens of explosions and a large-scale fire at one of Russia's largest plantsУкраїнські Національні Новини (УНН) + 1 other outlet · matched kstovo
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Conflict HighAfter night attack fire broke out at Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery and SIBUR-Kstovo petrochemical plantAstra Press · matched kstovo, nizhegorodnefteorgsintez
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Conflict CriticalDrone strike sparks epic fire at Russian plant in Kstovo (photo, video)newsukraine.rbc.ua + 1 other outlet · matched kstovo
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Conflict CriticalDrone hits Russia’s Kstovo oil refinery for the second timeEuromaidan Press · matched kstovo
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General LowMaire Tecnimont wins $527m EPC contracts for Kstovo Refinery, RussiaNS Energy · matched kstovo
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