Video: Ukrainian drones attack one of Russia’s largest oil refineries
Translated from Latvian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked the Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, causing a fire at the facility.
- Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said drone debris damaged residential buildings and that initial reports indicated no casualties in the refinery attack.
- Authorities in Rostov-on-Don reported damaged homes, three injuries and delays to seven passenger trains after a separate drone attack.
A fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries after Ukrainian drones attacked the facility in Ryazan, according to reports cited by Delfi and UNIAN.
Residents said they heard loud explosions overnight, while local authorities reported a fire at an unnamed oil-processing plant. The Telegram channel Exilenova+ published video of the blaze, and the OSINT outlet Astra said its analysis confirmed an attack on the refinery.
Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said drone debris damaged a residential building in Ryazan and another in the Sapozhkovsky district. He added that a fire had started at one of the refineries. The Russian official said initial reports did not indicate any casualties in the attack.
The fire service said Ukraine’s Defense Forces had struck the Ryazan refinery with an FP-1 unmanned aircraft. The facility, part of Rosneft, has an annual capacity of about 17 million tonnes of oil and produces motor gasoline, diesel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, liquefied gas and other products.
UNIAN also reported a drone attack on Rostov-on-Don. Governor Yuri Slyusar said residential buildings were damaged in several districts, three people were injured when a projectile hit an apartment building, and a train locomotive was damaged. Seven passenger trains were delayed on Sunday. The report said Ukrainian forces had also attacked the Ryazan refinery in May and late July.
A fire broke out at one of the refineries.
Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.