Ryazan Region came under a massive attack by Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday. In a written statement, Governor Pavel Malkov said falling drone debris caused a fire at industrial facilities, damaged power lines and led to power outages in several parts of Ryazan.
The regional governor said one person was injured. Several residential buildings were damaged, and windows were shattered at one school. Damage assessments are continuing at the sites.
Reports of a fire at an oil refinery
Footage circulated on social media that its authors claimed showed a fire at Rosneft’s Ryazan Oil Refinery and at a logistics center operated by marketplace Wildberries. There is no official information yet on damage to these facilities. According to Rosneft, the Ryazan refinery is one of the largest in the country, with an annual capacity of more than 17 million tonnes of crude oil. The plant produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
Defense Ministry says 496 drones were destroyed
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses destroyed 496 Ukrainian drones between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday Moscow time, primarily over Moscow and Moscow Region. The ministry also said Russian forces struck Ukrainian energy and logistics facilities overnight, including a Nova Poshta terminal in the settlement of Novi Korotych in Kharkiv Region, a 330-kilovolt substation in Dnipropetrovsk Region and a dry cargo vessel carrying military cargo 52 kilometers southwest of Odesa.
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