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IrelandRyazan refinery hit in drone attack, The Sun reports
The newspaper's compilation shows industrial fires in Russia before turning to frontline drone strikes and propeller-plane interceptions over Ukraine.
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Ryazan bombarded by over 100 Ukrainian drones
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- 0:19The Sun reports a Ukrainian drone attack on Ryazan and extensive fires at its Rosneft refinery.
- 2:33A separate sequence shows a major fire at Orel's Orelmaslo vegetable oil extraction plant.
- 3:13The report identifies a drone crashing into a field as a Russian jet-powered Geran-5.
- 3:24Surveillance footage accompanies a report of Russian ambush drones positioned on high-voltage power lines.
- 5:59Ukrainian military footage shows what the report describes as a strike on a Russian Buk-M3 air defence system.
- 7:14Cockpit and wing-mounted footage shows Ukrainian Yak-52 propeller aircraft intercepting Russian drones, according to The Sun.
Flames rise above industrial buildings at night as explosions illuminate the skyline. The Sun reports that more than 100 Ukrainian attack drones targeted Ryazan, causing extensive fires at a Rosneft oil refinery.
Ryazan lies south-east of Moscow, well away from the frontline. The report identifies the refinery as one of Russia's largest, placing an important fuel-processing facility at the centre of its opening footage.
The video is a compilation of separate incidents, rather than a continuous account of the Ryazan attack. It moves to a major blaze at the Orelmaslo vegetable oil extraction plant in Orel, where emergency vehicles attend the fire. The accompanying caption reports that blaze separately, without establishing its cause.
Later sequences turn to the drone war over Ukraine. The Sun identifies footage of a jet-powered Russian Geran-5 crashing into a field and reports that Russian ambush drones are being positioned on high-voltage power lines. Ukrainian military clips then show preparations for long-range launches and what the report describes as a strike on a Russian Buk-M3 air defence system.
The final section changes perspective again: cockpit and wing-mounted cameras show propeller aircraft pursuing drones. The Sun attributes the footage to Ukraine's 11th Army Aviation Brigade, identifying the aircraft as Yak-52s used to intercept Russian attack drones.
A city on the Oka River in central Russia, about 196 km southeast of Moscow. It is the administrative centre of Ryazan Oblast.
More on Wikipedia ›A Moscow-based Russian energy company whose operations include oil extraction, refining and sales. Its parent company is the state-owned Rosneftegaz.
More on Wikipedia ›Also known as Oryol, this Russian city lies on the Oka River, about 368 km south-southwest of Moscow. It is the administrative centre of Oryol Oblast.
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