““Explosions and fires in the target area have been recorded””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
As it is noted, “the next damage to the facilities of the Ryazan oil refining company carried out units of the forces of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine”.
“Explosions and a fire were recorded in the target,” the General Staff was informed.
The Armed Forces reminds that “this enterprise is one of the four largest refineries of Russia. It produces, in particular, diesel fuel and jet fuel TS-1.
Also in the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that “in the Kursk region Ukrainian missile troops were struck by the advanced point of management of the operative group of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation. Clarification of results and extent of damage continues. ”
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has not been commented on the Armed Forces General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Radio Liberty is unable to check this information from independent sources.
Earlier, Russian telegram channels wrote that on the night of January 26, the drones attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery (Refinery), which caused a large-scale fire. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that “15 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by means of air defense – 8 over the Ryazan region, 6 above Kursk and another over Belgorod.”
Since the beginning of 2024, Russian refineries have regularly affected Ukrainian drones. Some factories have failed the installation of primary oil processing, which demanded repair. However, in April, Russia was able to partially restore the capacity of key refining plants.
According to BBC estimates, published in August, at the beginning of the year of the Armed Forces at least 64 times attacked refinery and oil infrastructure in Russia.