Ryazan oil refinery halts operations after Ukrainian strikes – Reuters
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian soldiers attacked the Ryazan oil refinery (rosmedia)
The Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia's largest refineries, has temporarily halted operations following strikes by Ukrainian forces, Reuters reports.
Unnamed industry sources told Reuters that an oil storage facility at the plant was set on fire. Damaged equipment includes a railway loading rack and a hydrotreater unit used for removing impurities from processed products.
"The railway loading equipment has been damaged. There have been no railways loadings, they stopped oil processing," one source told the outlet.
Another source specified that oil product loading was suspended on Friday and confirmed that the lack of loading is the reason for the refinery's shutdown.
The Ryazan oil refinery processed 13.1 million metric tons (262,000 barrels per day), accounting for nearly 5% of Russia's total oil refining capacity in 2024.
According to Reuters’ data, the refinery produced 2.2 million tons of gasoline, 3.4 million tons of diesel, 4.3 million tons of fuel oil, and 1 million tons of aviation fuel.
Strikes on Ryazan oil refinery
On the night of January 24, Ukrainian forces targeted the Ryazan oil refinery using drones.
Additionally, on the night of January 26, the Russian authorities reported that the Ryazan refinery was again under attack by drones.
