# Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil refinery on fire, cuts power to part of Russian city

https://mins.news/en/item/62201

- Meduza, 2026-09-17 07:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/17/ukrainian-drone-attack-sets-russian-oil-refinery-on-fire-cuts-power-to-part-of-russian-city

> Russian officials said Ukrainian drones struck Yaroslavl region overnight, damaging an oil refinery, apartment windows, and cars, though no one was injured. A separate strike damaged a transformer substation in Rostov-on-Don, cutting power to four districts. Russia’s Defense Ministry said 641 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were intercepted and destroyed.

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