Third strike in three days: Novokuybyshevsk, Ufa, now Kstovo. Three days after the WSJ reported on the alleged "use" by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of attacks on the refinery, a third oil refinery came under attack. On the night and morning of November 1, UAVs attacked the Nizhny Novgorod region; according to Governor Gleb Nikitin, more than a hundred drones were destroyed in the area, and an industrial plant in the Kstovo district suffered "significant damage." No casualties. Eyewitnesses and monitoring channels report a fire at LUKOIL-Nizhnynefteorgsintez. Residents speak of explosions and black smoke over the city. The refinery is among the largest in Russia. The plant has repeatedly been under attack: following the August 26 attack, it suspended operations. Another blow to the Russian oil terminal confirms that no ceasefire was planned - the AFU simply accumulated drones. In three days, they hit refineries in the Samara region, in Ufa, and in the Nizhny Novgorod region, and such raids are still impossible without American intelligence. For Trump, this could be a problem he created for himself when he tied refinery strikes to US gas prices. "Maybe" if the media starts asking uncomfortable questions. But right now the issue is quite easy to ignore. A few days before the elections, Americans are not focused on Ukrainian drones: the race in the states and the domestic agenda are at the forefront. Therefore, the issue of refineries in Washington is currently very secondary. End of translation.

Third strike in three days: Novokuybyshevsk, Ufa, now Kstovo. Three days after the WSJ reported on the alleged "use" by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of attacks on the refinery, a third oil refinery came under attack. On the night and morning of November 1, UAVs attacked the Nizhny Novgorod region; according to Governor Gleb Nikitin, more than a hundred drones were destroyed in the area, and an industrial plant in the Kstovo district suffered "significant damage." No casualties. Eyewitnesses and monitoring channels report a fire at LUKOIL-Nizhnynefteorgsintez. Residents speak of explosions and black smoke over the city. The refinery is among the largest in Russia. The plant has repeatedly been under attack: following the August 26 attack, it suspended operations. Another blow to the Russian oil terminal confirms that no ceasefire was planned - the AFU simply accumulated drones. In three days, they hit refineries in the Samara region, in Ufa, and in the Nizhny Novgorod region, and such raids are still impossible without American intelligence. For Trump, this could be a problem he created for himself when he tied refinery strikes to US gas prices. "Maybe" if the media starts asking uncomfortable questions. But right now the issue is quite easy to ignore. A few days before the elections, Americans are not focused on Ukrainian drones: the race in the states and the domestic agenda are at the forefront. Therefore, the issue of refineries in Washington is currently very secondary. End of translation.