
Russia's Nizhny Novgoro region reported damage to industrial companies, and Ukrainian media said the target was a large oil refinery.
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Since Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine in February 2022, both sides have continued to attack energy facilities.
(Central News Agency, Moscow 1st comprehensive foreign news report) Russia said today that an "industrial enterprise" east of the capital Moscow was hit by a drone at night. Ukraine earlier claimed it had hit a large oil refinery.
Agence France-Presse reported that the governor of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, reported that the local area encountered a "large-scale drone attack" at night and "an industrial enterprise in the Kstovo district was seriously damaged."
"More than 100 drones were destroyed" and "according to preliminary information, there were no casualties," he added in the statement, without elaborating on the factory's business activities.
Ukrainian media reported that the Kostovo refinery was attacked, saying it was "one of the largest refineries in Russia, producing fuel and lubricants."
The Russian government stated on October 30 that Ukraine had resumed its attacks on Russian oil refineries after a few days of "pause".
Since Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly attacked Russian oil and gas facilities in retaliation for Russia's attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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