Governor Pavel Malkov said fires broke out at industrial facilities in the city of Ryazan after what he described as "falling debris." He did not name the specific enterprises. Damage to power lines caused electricity disruptions across the city, and a school had its windows blown out, prompting classes to be canceled. Private houses were damaged in Ryazan District, and a non-residential building was burning in a private sector of Rybnovsky District. One person was wounded.
Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ said the target was the Ryazan oil refinery, where a large fire broke out, according to their accounts. The outlet Astra geolocated photos and video filmed by eyewitnesses and also confirmed a fire at the refinery.
The Ryazan refinery is owned by Rosneft and ranks among the three largest in the industry, with a capacity of more than 17 million tonnes of oil a year. It produces automotive gasoline, diesel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil and bitumen, supplying fuel to Moscow and central regions. The plant has repeatedly come under Ukrainian attack. After strikes on October 15, the ELU-AVT-6 primary crude distillation unit was shut down. The same unit was halted after a previous attack on September 6, according to Ukraine's General Staff. Citing sources, Bloomberg reported the plant had been idle more than half the time since May.
Besides the refinery, the drones struck a Wildberries logistics center in the Ryazansky industrial park near the village of Tyushevo, Astra reported, citing local residents. The facility is a large distribution center with an area of about 173,000 square meters. The warehouse was previously hit on August 29 and temporarily suspended operations. The marketplace has not commented on the fire.
The same night, drones attacked Rostov Region. Governor Yuri Slyusar said about 50 drones were destroyed across four districts, with no reports of casualties or damage on the ground. Alexander Gusev, head of Voronezh Region, said 48 aircraft were detected and destroyed. According to him, there were no casualties, but drone debris in a suburb damaged the fences of a private house and a semi-trailer.