The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed an attack overnight that hit Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery and the Ryazan Thermal Power Plant, leaving them ablaze Thursday morning. "As a result of the strikes,

Overnight into Friday, January 31, russian troops launched 102 drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to shoot down 59 of them,

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The scale of the attack represents a significant escalation in the conflict, showcasing Ukraine's increasing reliance on drones.

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The Security Service of Ukraine and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted a joint operation on the night of January 24, 2025, striking objects involved in providing support to the Russian occupation army.

Ukraine targets Russian oil refinery and energy infrastructure in a major drone attack as Putin rejects direct peace talks with Zelenskyy and the US supplies Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

On the night of Friday, January 31, the Russian army launched 102 kamikaze drones at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces operated in 12 regions of the country, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A new drone bomber may have joined Ukraine’s escalating assault on Russia’s oil industry. On Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, drones operated by the Ukrainian 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment struck a pumping station on the Druzhba pipeline along the Russian-Belarusian border in Bryansk Oblast.

In December, Ukrainian drones targeted oil depots and refineries in Smolensk, Oryol, Bryansk and Rostov — an area that had previously been targeted in July. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces claimed that the July attack on the Rostov refinery destroyed 1.5 million tons of oil and oil products worth $540 million (£433m).