Second attack damages oil refining facility at the Ryazan refinery
28 January, 2025 Fire on the territory of an oil refinery in Ryazan. January 26, 2025. Photo credits: Monitor
A second drone attack at a Russian oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, has set fire to a primary oil processing facility, leading to the suspension of the plant's operations. The Astra Telegram channel reported the damage to the unit, and Reuters reported the suspension of the refinery's operations. The attack on the enterprise took place around 1:30 am on January 26.
Local residents reported several powerful explosions and heavy smoke coming from the refinery. Eyewitnesses posted photos and videos of the fire. According to sources, in a second attack, three drones hit the refinery in Ryazan.
The AVT-4 unit, which produces distillates of gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, and fuel oil from petroleum, caught fire. In addition, other equipment at the refinery was damaged.
In particular, the impurities and moisture purification units, as well as the VGO unit, which converts vacuum gas oil into high-quality gas oil. The sulfur desulphurization unit was also damaged.

The AVT-4 primary oil processing unit was previously damaged during an attack on the enterprise on March 13, 2024.
After that, its operation was suspended for two weeks and then restored to only 60% of its capacity. The previous attack on the Ryazan refinery was carried out late in the evening on January 23. At that time, eyewitnesses heard at least 10 loud explosions, followed by fires.
Local residents posted videos showing several fire centers on the enterprise's territory. Later, a powerful explosion of a large oil storage tank on the refinery's territory was captured.
Rosneft controls the Ryazan Oil Refinery and has a declared refining capacity of up to 17 million tons annually. This makes it one of the largest refineries in Russia. It is located more than 450 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The company is the main fuel supplier for the regions around the Russian capital.