Ukrainian Drone Strikes Ignite Fires at Russian Oil Refinery and Power Plant
Massive overnight drone attacks targeted Russian infrastructure, disrupting airports, while Russian strikes on Ukraine caused civilian casualties.
- Ukrainian drones set fire to an oil refinery and a power plant in Ryazan, located 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow, according to reports and video evidence on Russian Telegram channels.
- Russian authorities claimed to have intercepted 127 Ukrainian drones in a large-scale attack, though these figures remain unverified.
- The drone threat temporarily shut down operations at nine airports in Moscow and the Volga region; operations have since resumed.
- Russian drone strikes on the Kyiv region killed three people, destroyed 11 apartments, and damaged eight private homes, as reported by Ukrainian police.
- Additional Ukrainian drone attacks targeted a weapons electronics factory in Bryansk and a missile production facility in Smolensk, highlighting ongoing strikes on critical Russian infrastructure.