Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Ryazan region, with fires reported at oil refinery and Wildberries warehouse

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Ryazan region overnight on November 5, Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said.Fires broke out at industrial facilities in Ryazan after “falling debris” struck the sites, Malkov said. He did not specify which facilities were affected. Damaged power lines left parts of the city without power. Windows were shattered at one school, and classes there were canceled.Private homes were damaged in the Ryazan district, Malkov said, while a nonresidential building in a private neighborhood caught fire in the Rybnovsky district, injuring one person.Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ claimed drones attacked the Ryazan oil refinery, which Ukraine’s armed forces have already struck multiple times, sparking a fire there. Exilenova+ also wrote about a fire at a warehouse belonging to the Russian online retailer Wildberries.The independent Telegram channel Astra, citing local residents, also reported a fire at a Wildberries logistics center. Wildberries has not yet commented on the report.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.