The facility can handle up to 3.5 million tons of oil products annually
Drones hit the oil loading terminal of the Rostov branch of the Novoshakhtynsk Oil Products Plant in Rostov-on-Don. The enterprise uses this facility to ship finished products for export with a capacity of up to 3.5 million tons of oil products per year. This was reported by Glavcom citing the Telegram channel of Exilenova+, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
The attacked facility is part of the logistics infrastructure of the Novoshakhtynsk Oil Products Plant. The enterprise’s transport network includes its own fleet of five river-sea type tankers, a railway station, and a freight park.
Vessels with a carrying capacity of up to 5,000 tons each are capable of handling up to 1.5 million tons of products per year. The technical capabilities of the enterprise’s railway branch amount to 1.7 million tons of oil products annually.
Infrastructure and previous strikes
A loading rack capable of simultaneously servicing up to 14 tank trucks also operates on the terminal’s territory. At the same time, design figures do not reflect actual shipment volumes during specific periods.
The Novoshakhtynsk Oil Products Plant itself in Rostov Oblast has repeatedly been targeted by UAVs and missiles. In August 2025, a large-scale fire broke out there and lasted for several days.
Consequences of previous attacks
Satellite imagery following the summer attack in 2025 recorded damage to at least eight storage tanks at the enterprise. In December of the same year, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported hitting the refinery with Storm Shadow missiles.
In September 2026, the Ukrainian military department again reported strikes on the plant. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this oil refining complex is involved in supplying fuel to Russian occupation forces.
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