Amidst heightened geopolitical tensions and an intensification of mutual strikes, Russia has once again been the target of Ukrainian drone attacks aimed at its oil infrastructure. On October 15, 2026, a refinery belonging to Rosneft, located in the Ryazan region and supplying fuel to the capital Moscow, was hit, causing a fire. The governor of Ryazan, Pavel Malkov, confirmed the incident via Telegram, stating that a "major Ukrainian drone attack" had ignited a fire and that emergency services were on site to assess the material damage. This refinery represents 5% of Russia's total oil refining capacity and had already been forced to suspend operations several times in May, July, and September of the same year following similar attacks. The Ryazan incident occurs...
The main theme is the attack on Russian refineries by drones. francais.rt.com (East/South) confirms an attempted strike on a refinery in Ryazan and attributes it to Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com (Dissident) also confirms a fire at another refinery and reports Zelensky's remarks about the end of the 'block' of attacks, which reinforces the idea of an offensive resumption. The absence of...
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