Ukraine hits port in Russia’s Primorsk, oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: April 5, 2026Country: Russia

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Ukraine hits port in Russia’s Primorsk, oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod

Ukrainian drones struck the Primorsk port and the NORSI oil refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The governor of the Leningrad region reported damage to a pipeline and a fuel reservoir leak at Primorsk. In Nizhny Novgorod, a fire broke out at the refinery, hitting two facilities, with no injuries reported according to preliminary information.

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