Ukraine attacked the Russian refineries in the Ryazan region drones

On the night of May 1, Ukraine, with the help of drones, attacked the Ryazan oil refinery. It was the operation of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense (GUR), reports RBC-Ukraine with reference to sources in the special services.

The first explosions thundered at the territory of the plant at about three in the morning, after which a fire began at the refinery. According to Russian telegram channels, on the morning of May 1, operational services worked at the oil refinery. According to preliminary data, there are no victims.

The Governor of the Ryazan Region Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack of the BPP region, but did not report anything about the fire at the refinery.

"The Ryazan region was attacked by an unmanned aerial vehicle. According to preliminary information, there are no victims, a check is being carried out," the governor said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also did not confirm the attack of the Ryazan refinery, but reported that the destruction of six drones in four Russian regions. According to the department, three Ukrainian drones were destroyed in the Voronezh region, in the Ryazan, Belgorod and Kursk regions one drone.

The attack with drones of the refinery in the Ryazan region is not the first this year. On March 13, the plant was already attacked by Ukrainian drones. It was reported that the attack was made using the long-range drone-kamikaze "Luti" Ukrainian development.

The attacks of drones to the largest oil refineries in Russia paralyzed the export of the key type of domestic oil products. Sales abroad of the Russian diesel engine in April fell by 25% compared to the average levels of 2019–23. For this time of the year. This was written by Bloomberg with reference to KPLER data.

In the first quarter of 2024, at least seven Russian refineries stopped work because of the attacks of Ukrainian drones. After a series of strikes on Russian refineries that paralyzed the work of large enterprises Rosneft and Lukoil, the production of automobile gasoline in the country fell by 7.4%.