Drone strikes were reported across multiple Russian regions, including Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, and Bryansk, igniting fires and triggering air defence responses. While there were no reported casualties, an oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, suffered significant damage.

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Several Russian regions were attacked with drones overnight, with footage showing fierce appearing to show flames engulfing an oil refinery in Ryazan.

Kyiv says it struck a Russian oil refinery and a microchip factory in attack which Moscow says contained 120 drones

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOS) struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery and the Ryazan Thermal Power Plant in an overnight drone strike on Jan. 24, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent. The attack was later confirmed by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

Russian officials and media outlets reported on Wednesday that a massive Ukrainian drone attack targeted multiple Russian oil and power facilities, including a nuclear power plant. The attack highlighted the escalating conflict between the two nations and raised concerns about the potential for further damage to critical infrastructure.