Ukraine has struck four valuable Russian targets. The Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia, the “Nebo-U” radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea, a military echelon near Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and a troop concentration near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast came under fire, Ukraine's General Staff reports. 

Molten metal and explosive waves at the Ryazan refinery

The Ryazan Oil Refinery produces A-92/95/98/100 gasoline, diesel, TS-1 aviation fuel, and other petroleum products. It is the country’s fourth-largest oil processing plant. 

“The products of this enterprise are used by the Aerospace Forces of the Russian military,” the General Staff emphasized.

Following the strike, multiple explosions and a significant fire were reported.

Nebo-U can no longer monitor from Crimea

The “Nebo-U” radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea was also hit, significantly limiting Russia's ability to observe and manage military operations in the southern direction.

The Nebo‑U radar system can detect fighter aircraft at a distance of more than 400 km when targets fly at an altitude of 20 km. For lower-flying objects, the range is 65 km. 

Precise strikes on echelons and enemy concentrations in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv oblasts

A military echelon in the Tokmak area of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and a concentration of Russian personnel near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast were also struck.

These strikes are part of comprehensive measures by Ukrainian forces to weaken Russia’s capability to conduct missile and bomb attacks on Ukrainian territory.

Ukrainian forces hit the Starobesheve thermal power station in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast late on 11 November, triggering a large explosion and subsequent fire that disrupted electricity supply across occupied territories from Donetsk to Mariupol.

The strike extends Ukraine's systematic energy warfare campaign into territories Russia has occupied since 2014. Ukrainian forces have conducted retaliatory strikes on Russian power infrastructure since October, after Moscow's winter terror campaign destroyed over half of Ukraine's pre-war generating capacity in early 2025. The Starobesheve attack shifts focus from Russian territory to energy supplies sustaining occupation administrations.

Strategic facility powers Russian occupation infrastructure

The Starobesheve thermal power plant, located in Novyi Svit settlement, has a reported electrical capacity of about 2,300 MW and serves as the primary source of power supply for the occupied territories, Militarnyi reported. Purported videos posted on social media appear to show a large explosion and subsequent fire emanating from the Starobesheve power plant, captured by local residents.

Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, noted that the plant was damaged and out of order, which caused massive power outages in the occupied cities—from Donetsk to Mariupol. Residents say electricity in homes is intermittent, with some appliances malfunctioning, according to RBC-Ukraine.

The facility has been under Russian control since 2014. After Ukraine disconnected the occupied parts of Donbas from its national grid in 2017, the Starobesheve and Zuiivska thermal power plants remained the main electricity sources for the Russian-occupied territories, RBC-Ukraine reported.

Ukraine expands deep-strike energy campaign

The Starobesheve strike is part of Ukraine's broader campaign targeting Russian energy infrastructure:

• Days before Starobesheve, Ukrainian forces launched a coordinated assault on fuel and drone infrastructure in Volgograd, Crimea, and Donetsk
• Ukrainian forces conducted more than 160 precision strikes on oil refineries and energy facilities in 2025, reducing Russia's oil production by up to 90% and causing a fuel shortage of over 20%, according to Security Service of Ukraine chief Vasyl Malyuk
• Ukrainian drones and missiles have hit power facilities deep inside Russia for several consecutive nights, demonstrating both reach and precision
• The International Energy Agency estimates Ukrainian strikes cut Russia's refining output by 500,000 barrels per day, keeping processing rates low until at least mid-2026
• President Zelenskyy warned that if Russia resumed its winter terror campaign on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Ukraine would strike back in kind.