Russia’s Ryazan oil depot on fire for second time in days (video)

Jan 26, 2025 - 06:00

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Various unofficial Russian sources reported that the Ryazan oil refinery faced another drone attack in the early hours of 26 January, marking the second such incident in two days. Ryazan is situated about 180 km southeast of central Moscow and about 460 km from Ukraine.

Two days prior, one of the most massive drone attacks on Russia occurred, which affected the Ryazan oil processing plant and Novo-Ryazan thermal power plant. Last year, Ukraine intensified its long-range drone attacks against the military and fuel facilities within Russia, significantly disrupting fuel and ammunition supplies crucial for the Russian military. Many of such attacks targeted Russian bomb warehouses at airbases, ammunition depots, fuel processing and storage facilities deep inside Russia. Meanwhile, Russia continues its relentless nightly drone, missile, and bomb attacks on Ukraine, with strikes intensifying in recent months.

According to local residents cited by Russian Telegram channels, unidentified drones targeted the Ryazan Oblast for approximately three hours. The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported around 00:30 that “a massive drone attack” was underway, with “dozens of drones” reportedly participating in the assault by 00:50.