What happened

The Kyiv Independent reported that Telegram monitoring channels, including Exilenova+, said drones reached the industrial area of Rosneft's Ryazan refinery overnight into 5 November, with footage appearing to show explosions and a large fire. The outlet could not verify the footage or whether the refinery was damaged, and Ryazan Oblast Governor Pavel Malkov had not commented. 1news.az, citing RBC-Ukraine and OSINT channels, likewise said there was no official confirmation and the extent of any damage was unknown. Updated on 5 November 2026, 08:10 UTC+0. Militarnyi reported that Governor Pavel Malkov confirmed industrial facilities were targeted after an air-raid alert at about 02:00, and 112.ua, citing Espreso.tv, said he reported drone damage to power lines and fires across the industrial site with no casualties. A Wildberries logistics warehouse near Tyushevo was also reported hit; that site is not energy infrastructure. Neither outlet reported an official refinery damage assessment. This is a distinct event from the governor-confirmed 15 October fire at the same refinery. No casualties were reported. The marker is the city-level refinery reference used for earlier Ryazan records.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.