KYIV, May 15 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in the central Russian city of Ryazan, the commander of Ukraine’s drone force said on Friday.
Ryazan is located approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of Moscow. Drone unit commander Robert Brovdie also said his troops attacked 23 military targets and installations in Russia and occupied Ukrainian territory overnight.
Ukraine’s military general staff confirmed the attack on the refinery, saying a fire broke out at the facility.
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The company said the refinery is one of the largest in Russia, with a refining capacity of approximately 17 million tons of crude oil per year.
It added that a small missile boat and a minesweeper at the Kaspisk base on the Caspian Sea were attacked.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Olena Harmash, Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Toby Chopra and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)