UAVs attacked a Rosneft-owned oil refinery in Ryazan

13 March, 2024 Fire at the oil plant in Ryazan.

13.03.2024. Russia. Frame from ASTRA video

Several dozen drones massively attacked Russian facilities on the night of March 13. In Ryazan, drones attacked an oil refinery. As a result of the attack, two people who were in the facility were injured and hospitalized.

According to Pavel Malkov, the governor of the Ryazan region, a fire broke out after the strike. He did not offer any other details. Eyewitnesses reported that three drones hit Ryazannefteprodukt, a subsidiary of Rosneft.

It is noted that the drones hit two primary oil refineries. According to various sources, a fire broke out in an area of 100-200 square meters.

A drone over Ryazan.

March 13, 2024. Russia. Frame from the ASTRA video

Local residents also filmed several videos capturing the moment of impact.

Massive strikes

On the morning of March 13, there were also reports of a drone strike on the FSS building in Belgorod.

Windows were smashed in the building, and the facade was damaged. In the Voronezh region, according to Alexander Gusev, head of the region, air defense forces claim they had allegedly shot down more than 30 drones. In the Leningrad region, governor Alexander Drozdenko claims that air defense forces neutralized a drone as it approached the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery in the Kirishsky district.

Smoke in Belgorod. March 13, 2024.

Russia. Photo credits: ASTRA Telegram channel

In the Bryansk region, air defense forces allegedly shot down eight drones, said governor Alexander Bogomaz. In the Kursk region, the Russian military allegedly shot down six UAVs, according to Roman Starovoyt, head of the region.

Authorities in the Lipetsk region also reported that drones had attacked the region.

On March 7, a drone attacked a large metallurgical plant belonging to steelmaker Severstal in the Russian city of Cherepovets, Vologda region.