Ryazan oil refinery in Russia hit for third time this year – Ukraine's General Staff
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On the night of February 24, the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine's armed forces, the Main Intelligence Directorate, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, struck the Ryazan oil refinery in Russia. This is the third time drones have attacked the refinery since the beginning of 2025.
The press service of the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces reported this on Facebook, and the Astra Telegram channel also wrote about it.
"On the night of February 24, 2025, the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine's armed forces, the Main Intelligence Directorate, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, struck the Ryazan oil refinery in the Ryazan region, which is involved in providing the occupation army of the Russian Federation," the report says.
As noted, at least five explosions are known in the target area. Previously, a fire broke out in the area of the ELOU AT-6 primary oil processing plant.
Photo: Facebook / General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces
The results of the attack are being clarified.
In addition, according to the press service, yesterday, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine's armed forces also hit an oil depot – a fire was recorded in the area of the 8 March plant in Russia's Tula region.
"Combat work on strategic facilities involved in ensuring the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine will continue," the General Staff promised.
Earlier, the media reported that strike drones hit the Ryazan oil refinery for the third time in 2025 at around 3 a.m.
The region governor, Pavel Malkov, also said that the falling debris caused an explosion on the territory of one of the enterprises, although he did not specify where exactly. There were no casualties.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 23 drones as follows:
- 16 UAVs were intercepted over the Oryol region,
- the remaining drones were downed over Bryansk, Ryazan, and the temporarily occupied Crimea.
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The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Andrii Kovalenko, confirmed the attack on the Ryazan refinery.
According to him, this plant's processing capacity reaches 17.1 million tons of oil annually, making it one of the five largest refineries in the Russian Federation. It produces gasoline, diesel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, and petrochemicals.
Aviation fuel is critically essential for the Russian army's front-line aviation and strategic long-range aviation, which strikes Ukraine.
In 2025, the Ryazan oil refinery was first attacked on January 24 and then on January 26, when units of the Ukrainian Forces of Unmanned Systems and the Main Intelligence Directorate carried out the attack.
According to Astra calculations, 27 fuel and energy facilities in 16 regions of Russia have been attacked since the beginning of the year.
Rubryka reported that the Novovelichkovskaya oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Territory was de-energized and ceased operations following an attack by strike drones.
Also, on February 18, the Defense Forces attacked military and fuel and energy infrastructure: they hit the Ilya Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Territory and two oil pumping stations.
On the night of February 17, the Ilya Oil Refinery and the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station were hit by Ukrainian drones.
Also, on the morning of January 15, unknown drones attacked several Russian regions. Explosions were heard in Rostov-on-Don, Novomoskovsk in the Tula region, and Engels in the Saratov region. An oil refinery was targeted in Volgograd, and an "industrial facility" caught fire in the Kaluga region as a result of the attack.
