Ukraine launched waves of drone attacks targeting oil and power facilities in western parts of Russia overnight on Jan. 29, according to local officials. Drone strikes were reported across several Russian regions,

Russian refineries are processing more crude oil in the hope of boosting fuel exports after new U.S. sanctions on Russian tankers and traders made exports of unprocessed crude more difficult, two industry sources said and data showed.

The reported strike comes two nights after Ukrainian forces launched a joint attack against the refinery that allegedly damaged multiple on-site facilities.

Ukraine also said it had hit the Ryazan refinery. Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's centre for countering disinformation, described the refinery as one target, along with the Kremniy plant in Bryansk, which Kyiv says produces microelectronics for Russian weapons systems.

Reuters reports that Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations after a Ukrainian drone attack late last week. Source: Reuters, citing sources Details: The sources said an oil storage facility at the refinery caught fire.

The Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia's largest refineries, has temporarily halted operations following strikes by Ukrainian forces, Reuters reports. Unnamed industry sources told Reuters that an oil storage facility at the plant was set on fire.