Overview
- Rostov Oblast Governor Yurii Sliusar said explosions at the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant were caused by an air attack and that emergency services are on scene.
- Ukraine’s General Staff said its Air Force hit the facility with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, reporting multiple explosions as damage assessments continue.
- Independent outlet ASTRA geolocated eyewitness images and video showing a large smoke plume over the refinery, including footage shot from Parkova Street.
- Novoshakhtinsk is a major supplier of petroleum products in southern Russia, with reported tank capacity over 210,000 cubic meters and previously accounting for about 1.7% of national refining output.
- Separately, Ukrinform reported a Ukrainian drone strike at the port of Temryuk in Krasnodar region that damaged two petroleum storage tanks overnight on December 25.