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Ukrainian Drones Reportedly Target Ryazan Oil Refinery, Cities Across Russia

The refinery’s Izomalk-2 unit was hit, and preliminary reports said debris sparked the blaze with no confirmed casualties.

  • On Sunday, September 6, 2026, unidentified drones struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery, igniting a fire at the critical energy facility. Ryazan regional governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the blaze broke out following the drone attack.
  • Owned by Rosneft, the Ryazan Oil Refinery is one of Russia's largest facilities with annual capacity around 17 million tons. Previous strikes already disabled two of four primary units including ELOU-AVT-3, ELOU-AVT-6, and AVT-1.
  • Footage indicates the strike targeted the Izomalk-2-LIN-800 low-temperature isomerization unit, which processes pentane-hexane fractions into high-octane automotive gasoline components meeting Euro 5 environmental standards.
  • Concurrently, drones launched a sustained assault on the Rostov region, with monitoring channels reporting aircraft circling Rostov-on-Don for over four hours. The attack damaged residential infrastructure, though preliminary information indicates no casualties.
  • These operations follow a wave of drone strikes on September 4 targeting the Black Sea resort city of Sochi. Recent attacks have also reached deep into Russian territory, including strikes against military infrastructure in the Bryansk region.
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A new wave of drone attacks hit several areas of Russia early Sunday, causing a fire at one of the country's largest oil refineries and damaging residential buildings. The Ryazan oil refinery, a key facility for Russia's energy industry, was engulfed in flames after a drone strike, according to Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+. The refinery processes about 13.1 million tons of crude oil per year, which is about 5 percent of Russia's total…

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Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, on Sunday. Russian and Ukrainian media reported on the strike. It was also vaguely announced by the governor of the Ryazan region Pavel Malkov.

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The explosions also occurred in Rostov.

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n-tv broke the news on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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