Ukraine says it repeatedly struck oil refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region

Published January 26,2025

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Ukraine on Sunday stated that it repeatedly struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Ryazan area, the second such assault claimed by Kyiv this week.

An announcement by Ukraine’s General Staff claimed that the nation’s armed powers, along with Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, repeatedly struck services of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company.

“The Ryazan Oil Refinery is one of the four largest refineries in the Russian Federation. The enterprise, in particular, produces diesel fuel and TS-1 jet fuel,” the assertion stated.

The alleged strike got here two days after an identical declare by Ukraine’s General Staff, which on Friday declared it launched an in a single day drone assault on Russia that resulted in fires at manufacturing services of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company and at an oil pumping station.

At the time, Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov stated on Telegram that particles from Ukrainian drones that had been shot down brought on a hearth on the territory of an unspecified enterprise.

Regarding the most recent strikes, Malkov stated that no casualties had been reported because of the in a single day assault.

“Material damage is being assessed. All emergency services are working,” Malkov stated, however offered no additional data.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that its air defenses downed a complete of 15 Ukrainian drones over three areas, and eight of them had been shot down over the Ryazan area.