Defense forces hit the Ryazan refinery and the control point in Kurshchyna for the second time
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Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:01:00 +0200
The General Staff confirmed the strike on the Ryazan refineryAs noted, on the night of January 26, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense attacked the facilities of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company, which supplies fuel to the Russian occupation army.After the impact, explosions and a largescale fire were recorded at the scene.
This is the second strike on this refinery in the past week.
The General Staff notes that the Ryazan Refinery is one of the four largest oil refineries in Russia and produces, in particular, diesel fuel and TS1 jet fuel, which is used by Russian military aircraft.
In addition, Ukrainian missile forces recently struck the forward command post of the Russian Pacific Fleets operational group near the settlement of Korenevo, Kursk Region.The extent of the damage and consequences of the attack are currently being clarified.What is known about the drone attack on the Ryazan oil depotLocal residents and Russian media reported loud explosions at the plant.Around this time, the governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov, commented on the situation.
He stated that the drone had allegedly been shot down, there were no injuries, and the material damage was currently being assessed.At the same time, footage began to appear in Russian Telegram channels showing a fire at a local oil refinery.
Ukrainian OSINT specialists suggest that the drones could have hit one of the tanks.The Ryazan Oil Refinery is one of the largest in Russia with a processing capacity of 17 million tons of oil per year.
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