The russian Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations following a successful attack by Ukrainian drones last week. It was reported by Reuters, citing its own sources in the oil refining industry.
The plant is owned by the state-run company Rosneft and is one of the largest oil refineries in russia, with an annual capacity of about 17 million tons of crude oil. The plant accounts for nearly 5% of russia’s total oil refining capacity, and petroleum products from this facility are supplied to meet the needs of the russian occupation forces.
According to the agency’s sources, in 2024 the plant’s capacity processed 13.1 million metric tons of crude oil. From this feedstock, the facility produced 2.2 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel fuel, and 4.3 million tons of fuel oil.
The Ryazan Oblast is located southeast of moscow, and its border closest to Ukraine lies 354 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. So far, official representatives of Rosneft have not commented on the extent of the damage or the timeline for resuming operations at the strategic refinery.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the moscow refinery halted operations for several days due to an attack by Ukrainian drones.
On the night of May 15, the russian city of Ryazan came under a massive drone attack, resulting in a large-scale fire at a local oil refinery.
As a result of Ukrainian strikes on russian oil refineries in April, oil refining in russia fell to 2009 levels.
We also reported that in April, five russian oil refineries—Syzran, Novokuybyshevsk, Tuapse, Kstovo, and Perm—suspended operations due to UAV strikes.
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