The reported strike comes two nights after Ukrainian forces launched a joint attack against the refinery that allegedly damaged multiple on-site facilities.

The Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia has suspended operations due to damage from Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported on Jan. 27, citing two industry sources. Ukraine confirmed hitting the plant in an overnight drone strike on Jan.

Ukraine on Sunday said that it repeatedly struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region, the second such attack claimed by Kyiv this week. A statement by Ukraine’s General Staff claimed that the country’s armed forces, together with Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, repeatedly struck facilities of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company.

The Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia has suspended operations after Ukrainian drone attack late last week. — Ukrinform.

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.

The Security Service of Ukraine and Special Operations Forces struck one of russia's largest refineries – the Ryazan Refinery and Ryazan CHPP.The Ukrainian

Videos showed fireballs over a facility in Ryazan, 110 miles southeast of Moscow. Kyiv is seeking to disrupt Russian military logistics and put pressure on the country’s economy by striking its oil industry.

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.