Russia Ukrainian combat drones hit Russian refinery
Ukraine attacked numerous areas in Russia overnight with a swarm of drones and set fire to an oil refinery in Ryazan. According to media reports, a neighboring thermal power plant in the large city 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow was also hit.
24.01.2025, 08:33
SDA
Videos on Russian telegram channels showed the two fires. The civil defense spoke of a fire in an industrial building. The regional leadership of Ryazan reported only that drones had been shot down.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 127 Ukrainian combat drones had been repelled. The number could not be verified, but indicates a massive attack. Drones were shot down in the outskirts of the capital Moscow, its mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced.
Airports had to cease operations
The area around St. Petersburg further north was also affected. There were no reports of possible casualties or damage. Nine airports in Moscow and the Volga region temporarily ceased operations due to the drone threat, as reported by the state news agency Tass.
Three people were killed by Russian drone attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kiev. This was reported by the Ukrainian police. Eleven apartments in a high-rise building were destroyed, while eight private homes were damaged in another location. Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for almost three years.
