Fire at Ryazan oil refinery after drone attack, reports say; plant supplies Russian military
Social media channels report that drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery in Russia overnight on 5 November. The plant produces fuel, including jet fuel and diesel, also for Russia's Defence Ministry.
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Ryazan after a drone attack overnight on 5 November, according to social media channels including Astra, Exilenova+ and Supernova+. They say the plant supplies aviation fuel and diesel to the Russian army fighting in Ukraine. No official confirmation is cited so far.
According to the reports, a drone alert was declared in Ryazan and the surrounding region at around 2 a.m. local time. Soon afterwards, residents began reporting numerous explosions, air defence activity and the noise of drones. The Supernova+ channel published video of a fire at the Ryazan refinery. An OSINT analyst (open-source intelligence specialist) from Astra confirmed that it was this refinery that was burning.
About the facility
The Ryazan refinery belongs to Rosneft and is one of Russia's largest oil refining companies. Open data indicates it is located in the city's Southern industrial hub and has a capacity of roughly 17–18 million tonnes of crude oil a year.
The plant makes motor gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, fuel oil and bitumen. It supplies fuel to Moscow and Russia's central regions and also produces fuel for the Russian Ministry of Defence. In 2014 the company announced experimental batches of motor gasoline developed with additional requirements for military equipment. The refinery also makes jet engine fuel, including TS-1, which is used by military aviation.
The scale of the damage and the consequences of the fire are not stated in the source.
