Drone Strike Ignites Ryazan Refinery Fire, Highlighting Russia’s Fuel Vulnerability
A overnight drone attack sparked a major fire at the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of Russia’s largest fuel facilities, after a separate strike disrupted Gazprom’s Astrakhan gas plant. Local officials say incoming drones were intercepted but debris caused the blaze; both sites are key to Moscow’s war economy, with the Ryazan refinery processing about 17.1 million tons of crude annually and flights near Moscow briefly restricted.