The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast was hit with Storm Shadow missiles on December 25, 2025, stating the facility is on fire after the strikes, according to a post by bayraktar_1love on X during the reporting window from 11:46 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. UTC. This official statement confirms damage observed earlier in the day, as Ukrainian monitoring accounts Exilenova_plus and bayraktar_1love shared geolocated footage from coordinates 47.817279, 39.891287 showing the refinery impacts, according to posts from the previous reporting period ending at 11:46 a.m. UTC. Bayraktar_1love's post quoted the General Staff directly, marking the first official attribution of Storm Shadow missiles to the strike over the past hour.
