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,

Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Special Operations Forces, in cooperation with other elements of Ukraine's Defense Forces,

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.

Russia says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.

At least 10 powerful explosions were reported by residents shortly before midnight. Regional Governor Pavel Malkov claimed that “air defense and electronic warfare systems successfully destroyed the drones.

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Drones have attacked strategic facilities in Russia, including hitting an oil refinery in Ryazan and targeting the Kremny El plant in Bryansk, which produces components for Russian weapons. Source: Andrii Kovalenko,