> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.battlepolicy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ryazan Refinery Fire Reported as Governor Counts More Than 200 Drones, Fifth Plant Struck Since Oct. 30 - URL: https://www.battlepolicy.com/ryazan-refinery-fire-reported-as-governor-counts-more-than-200-drones-fifth-plant-struck-since-oct-30/ - Published: 2026-11-05T12:51:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-05T12:51:31.000Z - Description: The fifth reported Russian refinery strike since Oct. 30 reached a Rosneft plant whose main crude unit was already listed as halted, days before U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi. - Author: Marcus Schuler - Tags: Ukraine, Russia, drones, #daily-brief, Rosneft, Ryazan refinery, Deep strike, Wildberries *The fifth reported Russian refinery strike since Oct. 30 reached a Rosneft plant whose main crude unit was already listed as halted, days before U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi.* More than 200 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Ryazan region overnight into Nov. 5, [Governor Pavel Malkov](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/russia-says-it-hit-ukrainian-postal-hub-and-ship-as-ukraine-strikes-ryazan?ref=battlepolicy.com) said. He blamed falling debris for fires at industrial sites in Ryazan and for damaged power lines that cut electricity to parts of the city. One person was injured, by his account. Power was later restored and the fires were extinguished or contained, he added. Malkov did not name the sites. Frequently Asked Questions What happened in Ryazan overnight into Nov. 5? More than 200 Ukrainian drones attacked the region, Governor Pavel Malkov said. He reported fires at industrial sites in the city, damaged power lines and one person injured, and later said power was restored and the fires were out or contained. Was the Ryazan refinery hit? Malkov did not name the sites. Independent Russian outlet Astra said its open-source analyst confirmed the Rosneft refinery was on fire. The Kyiv Independent said it could not immediately verify the footage or confirm damage. How big is the plant? It processes about 17 million metric tons of crude a year and makes gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, per the Kyiv Independent. It sits roughly 500 kilometers from Ukraine. Was it already damaged? Yes. One primary crude unit shut down after the Oct. 15 strike, two industry sources told Reuters. bne IntelliNews' refinery ledger last listed the main AT-6 unit as halted on Oct. 16. How many refineries have been struck since Oct. 30? Five, by Euromaidan Press's count: Novokuibyshevsk, Bashneft-Novoil in Ufa, Lukoil's Kstovo plant, Slavneft-YANOS in Yaroslavl and Ryazan. What did Russia's Defense Ministry say? It claimed 496 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight over Russian regions, Crimea and the Black and Azov seas, and gave no regional breakdown. The figure is not independently verified. AI-generated summary, reviewed by an editor. [More on our AI guidelines](https://www.battlepolicy.com/ai-guidelines/). Read next — from the Lexicon - [Filin](https://www.battlepolicy.com/filin/) - [2B9 Vasilek](https://www.battlepolicy.com/2b9-vasilek/) - [2S9 Nona-S](https://www.battlepolicy.com/2s9-nona-s/) Below this point 8 more sections. Rosneft's Ryazan refinery was burning, independent Russian outlet Astra reported, citing its open-source analyst. The [Kyiv Independent](https://kyivindependent.com/russian-oil-refinery-in-ryazan-reportedly-targeted-in-drone-attack/?ref=battlepolicy.com) could not immediately verify the footage or confirm damage. The plant sits roughly 500 kilometers from Ukraine and processes about 17 million metric tons of crude a year into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. One primary crude unit shut down after the Oct. 15 strike, two industry sources told Reuters. bne IntelliNews' refinery ledger last listed the main AT-6 unit as halted and three other crude units as running on Oct. 16\. The ledger counts at least 17 strikes on the plant since March 2024\. No one has yet reported which units the new fire reached, Euromaidan Press noted. A Wildberries logistics center in Ryazan, a hub of about 173,000 square meters, may also have burned. Astra based that on a reader's photograph it had not verified. Wildberries has not commented, per The Associated Press. Ryazan is the fifth Russian refinery struck since Oct. 30, by [Euromaidan Press](https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/05/five-refineries-in-a-week-drones-set-russias-ryazan-fuel-plant-on-fire?ref=battlepolicy.com)'s count. Novokuibyshevsk was hit on Oct. 30, Bashneft-Novoil in Ufa on Oct. 31, Lukoil's Kstovo plant on Nov. 1 and Slavneft-YANOS in Yaroslavl overnight on Nov. 3. The Wall Street Journal reported in late October that Ukraine had paused refinery strikes under U.S. pressure until after the Nov. 3 midterms. The Novokuibyshevsk strike came hours after that report. On Nov. 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News he would trade a month without refinery strikes for a month of Patriot missiles. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed 496 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight over Russian regions, Crimea and the Black and Azov seas. Ukrainian strikes had forced 15 of Russia's 38 major refineries to suspend operations by the end of September, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said Nov. 5\. It named Ryazan among the affected plants. The AT-6 unit has been listed as down since Oct. 15\. Five refineries have been struck in a week. U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are due in Abu Dhabi within days, according to AP.