Ukrainian Drones Attacked Ryazan Refinery Again

Ukraine’s defense forces have again attacked one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Ryazan.

Photos and videos of the fire near the refinery were published by the Exilenova+ Telegram channel.

The videos taken by local residents show a night glow in the sky, which is the result of a fire at the facility.

The Ryazan Oil Refinery is one of the largest in Russia (about 470 km from the Ukrainian border). In 2024, it processed approximately 13.1 million tons of oil (about 262,000 barrels per day), which is about 5% of the country’s total oil refining.

The refinery has four primary oil processing units, as well as equipment for vacuum gas-oil hydrotreating, cracking, catalytic reforming and other complexes for the production of various products, including bitumen, LPG, sulfuric acid and catalytic reforming products.

The plant has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks. The previous strike took place on the night of October 23.

According to eyewitnesses, at around 3:15 am, powerful explosions were heard on the outskirts of Ryazan, and later in Skopin. Local residents report hearing about ten explosions in total and seeing flashes in the sky. This was followed by a fire.