Ukrainian Drones Strike Ryazan Oil Refinery, Four Reported Dead

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on the oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, sending a huge black cloud hanging over the city. Four people were killed as apartment blocks and an industrial site were also hit during the Ukrainian drone attack. The strikes marked one of the most significant Ukrainian aerial assaults in recent weeks on Russian energy infrastructure.

The plume was visible for miles as emergency services responded to multiple impact sites across the city.

Residents reported explosions that shattered windows and damaged residential buildings in several neighborhoods. The precise nature of the industrial target has not been detailed beyond its location within the city.

@AJEnglish reported that four people were killed in the Ukrainian drone attack on Ryazan. The deaths include both military personnel at the refinery and civilians in the affected apartment blocks. The sequence began with drones targeting the oil refinery first.

Subsequent strikes then reached the apartment blocks and industrial site in rapid succession, according to local accounts compiled by @AJEnglish. Ryazan lies roughly 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The city has become a repeated target as Ukraine seeks to disrupt Russian oil processing capacity that supports the war effort.

No immediate statement was available from Russian officials on the extent of damage to the refinery's operations. The black cloud that lingered over Ryazan suggested significant fires continued for hours after the initial strikes.