Ukraine strikes Russia's Ryazan oil refinery, military says

The country has regularly hit Russian oil refineries with its drones

Ukraine's military said on Saturday it had struck Russia's Ryazan oil refinery, adding that multiple explosions and a large fire had been observed at the site.

No further details about the strike were provided in the military's statement on Facebook. Ryazan is located about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of Moscow.

Ukraine has regularly hit Russian oil refineries with its drones, seeking to degrade Moscow's capacity to finance its full-scale invasion launched in Feb 2022.