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On the night of January 26, drones again attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery (REF), causing a large-scale fire.
This was reported by the BBC Russian Service, Ukrinform reports.
The publication notes, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, that 15 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems — 8 over the Ryazan region, 6 over the Kursk region, and 1 over the Belgorod region.
At night, Governor Pavel Malkov reported on the drone attack on the Ryazan region.
Russian Telegram channels claim, citing eyewitness accounts, that the Ryazan Refinery was once again targeted in an attack. In particular, the ASTRA Telegram channel writes that the Ryazan Refinery is probably on fire in Ryazan after the attack.
ASTRA geolocated the footage of the fire that is being distributed in local media and chat rooms — it was indeed filmed in Ryazan and illustrates a fire near the plant, but given that the previous attack on the same facility was on the night of January 24 — it is problematic to confirm the date of filming.
The Telegram channel "VChK-OGPU" writes that the Ryazan Oil Refinery is surrounded, and a large number of fire engines are arriving at the plant.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, confirmed the strike on the refinery in his Telegram, writing: "The Ryazan refinery is getting it. This is fuel for military equipment and not only."
In addition, temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at the airports of Izhevsk and Kazan early Sunday morning, a representative of Rosaviatsia said in a telegram. The airports suspended flights "for the safety of civil aircraft flights."
Such measures are taken during drone attacks, the publication notes. The authorities of Tatarstan and Udmurtia have not yet reported any drone attacks.
The restrictions at Kazan airport were lifted at 07:00 local time, and Izhevsk airport was opened half an hour later.
