The reported strike comes two nights after Ukrainian forces launched a joint attack against the refinery that allegedly damaged multiple on-site facilities.

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil refinery in the city of Ryazan overnight, causing a fire and damaging equipment at one of Russia's biggest refineries, four industry sources told Reuters on Friday.

In the early hours of Wednesday, January 29, a drone attack targeted the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in the Kstovo district of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region. — Ukrinform.

Emergency crews in Russia’s Ryazan region are responding to an early morning drone attack. Governor Pavel Malkov reported that air defense units intercepted drones targeting the main town. Unverified videos on Telegram suggest major fires,

Reuters reports that Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations after a Ukrainian drone attack late last week. Source: Reuters, citing sources Details: The sources said an oil storage facility at the refinery caught fire.

The Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia has suspended operations after Ukrainian drone attack late last week. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine's forces have carried out repeated aerial bombardments of strategic industrial sites in Russia, causing havoc and substantial damage.

The Ryazan Oil Refinery is one of the four largest refineries in Russia. Therefore, strikes on the facility are crucial for disrupting the occupiers' logistics, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems.

Kyiv on Sunday claimed responsibility for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil refinery, making it the second attack on the same site in less than two weeks. Ukraine's military said that "the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine hit the facilities of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company again.