Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery 200 km southeast of Moscow and a microelectronics plant 100 km from the Ukrainian border early on Friday, the General Staff in Kyiv said.
The attacks, which involved special operations forces, targeted infrastructure linked to Russia’s military capabilities, according to the General Staff.
The strikes caused fires at the Ryazan Oil Refining Company and a nearby oil pumping station, the General Staff said in a statement on Facebook.
The Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk, western Russia, was also hit.
The plant makes components used in strategic weapons systems, including the Topol-M and Bulava nuclear-capable missile systems, S-300 and S-400 anti-aircraft systems, and the onboard electronics of combat aircraft.
Ukraine did not say what the extent of the damage was, stating only that the impact of the latest strikes was being verified.
Russia’s defense ministry claimed 121 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across 11 regions overnight between Thursday and Friday, including one over Moscow and others in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.
The strikes caused fires at the Ryazan Oil Refining Company and a nearby oil pumping station, the General Staff said in a statement on Facebook.
The Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk, western Russia, was also hit.
The plant makes components used in strategic weapons systems, including the Topol-M and Bulava nuclear-capable missile systems, S-300 and S-400 anti-aircraft systems, and the onboard electronics of combat aircraft.
Ukraine’s General Staff said the “systematic destruction of facilities that supply the Russian army with fuel and military equipment will continue until Moscow’s armed aggression against Ukraine stops.”Columns of fire on the Russian Ryazan oil refinery. Looks like quite a decent hit. https://t.co/ZRAZeK5MyK pic.twitter.com/vQCf5xs60E
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) January 23, 2025
Ukraine did not say what the extent of the damage was, stating only that the impact of the latest strikes was being verified.
Russia’s defense ministry claimed 121 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across 11 regions overnight between Thursday and Friday, including one over Moscow and others in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, now nearing the three-year mark, has seen intensifying drone warfare, with Kyiv ramping up efforts to disrupt Russian military supply chains.Huge oil tanks on fire after the drone attack on Russian Ryazan oil depot.
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) January 23, 2025
Video was filmed from the road marked with red. Oil tanks in the area marked with yellow are on fire.
Those are huge tanks. One of those is 40m in diameter, three are 50m, and 2 are 60m in diameter. https://t.co/9BqlrUCsVj pic.twitter.com/dny8iS5uLy
