# Ukrainian drones hit Ryazan oil refinery, forcing school and kindergarten closures

https://mins.news/en/item/100993

- Meduza, 2026-10-15 07:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/15/ukrainian-drones-strike-ryazan-oil-refinery-prompting-school-and-kindergarten-closures-across-the-city

> Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said Ukrainian drones struck the region’s oil refinery and started a fire; a warehouse and vehicles at another facility were also damaged. He reported no casualties. The attack prompted class cancellations on October 15 in parts of the city, affecting 14 schools and 25 kindergartens. Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries.

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