Ukrainian forces struck a major oil refinery and a logistics center in Ryazan, around 360 kilometers (224 miles) from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 29,
The Kyiv Independent reports.
Ukraine's General Staff separately confirmed the strike on the Ryazan Oil Refinery, saying it caused a fire on the facility's grounds.
Owned by Rosneft, the Ryazan Oil Refinery produces upwards of 17.1 million tons of oil per year and accounts for roughly 5% of the Russia's total processing output.
The facility has been a regular target of Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. A strike in May forced the Ryazan Oil Refinery to temporarily halt operations, contributing to a nationwide fuel crisis as Ukraine hammered refineries across Russia.
Zelensky did not identify the logistics center, though local residents and monitoring channels earlier reported that the facility was a Wildberries warehouse.
Zelensky also confirmed a strike on a Russian Black Sea Fleet speedboat base in occupied Crimea, as well as attacks on an export terminal and military facility in Rostov Oblast, and an oil refinery in Russia's Perm region.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) later claimed responsibility for the attack in Perm, revealing that the target was the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery, located more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Ukraine.
A fire reportedly broke out after drones hit the facility. Preliminary information indicated that a primary oil-processing unit, one of the refinery’s key installations, was burning.
The refinery is one of Russia’s largest, with an annual processing capacity of nearly 13 million metric tons. According to the SBU, it supplies fuel to both the civilian sector and the Russian military.
