Last night, Ukrainian Telegram channels reported several Ukrainian attacks within Russia and in the occupied part of Ukraine. Long-range drones and Flamingo missiles were used in the attacks, according to monitoring accounts and videos. Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed an attack on occupied Berdiansk, confirmed attacks inside Russia without specifying the targets, and reported an attack in occupied Crimea.

Explosions reported in Belgorod, Krasnodar, Oryol, occupied Zaporizhzhia and Crimea

Around 17:00 on 12 November, Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+ shared photos showing fire and smoke near Nikolskoe in Russia's Belgorod Oblast north of Ukraine. The caption stated there were “reports of a UAV attack.”

Later, the same channel posted an image from Gulkevichi in Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia, showing a fire, reporting a power substation "incident" that left nearby Novokubansk without electricity.

Late on 12 November, Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ shared video footage of air defense activity in occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The channel noted that local residents reported two strikes, adding that this information “requires clarification.”

In the early hours of 13 November, Exilenova+ posted additional videos from Afipsky, a Russian settlement in Krasnodar Krai that hosts an oil refinery. Locals were heard complaining about the work of air defense systems during the apparent attack.

The same channel also reported an attack on Oryol, a city in western Russia. One of the videos showed burning debris falling from the sky. Later, Exilenova+ shared a photo showing structural damage at the Oryol thermal power plant — specifically, a large hole in a wall of one of its workshops. A Ukrainian airspace monitoring account, Nikolaevsky Vanyok, stated that Flamingo missiles had been used in the Oryol attack, sharing photos of a missile marked with the user’s avatar.

In occupied Crimea, explosions were reported in Feodosiya on the peninsula’s eastern coast. The Krymsky Veter Telegram channel said powerful blasts were heard in the area.

General Staff confirms hits in Berdiansk, Crimea, and unspecified targets in Russia

Later on 13 November, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a statement confirming a series of strikes. The Staff also shared a clip, showing launches of drones and missiles.

According to the military, "a number" of enemy targets were hit overnight in both occupied Ukraine and inside Russian territory. The specific extent of damage was still being assessed.

In occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine confirmed a hit on an oil depot near Berdiansk, as well as forward command posts belonging to Russia’s 5th Combined Arms Army and the 127th Motor Rifle Division.

In occupied Crimea, Ukrainian forces reported strikes on multiple military facilities. Targets included the Maritime Oil Terminal, helicopter parking areas, and drone preparation sites at the Kirovske airfield, and an air defense radar station near Yevpatoriya on the western coast. The General Staff did not mention the location of the oil terminal, but the report likely refers to the facility in Feodosiya.

While no specific Russian regions were mentioned, the General Staff stated that targets in Russia were also hit. The report emphasized that the strikes were part of a systemic campaign to degrade the logistical and offensive capabilities of Russian forces.

The General Staff noted that Ukraine employed various long-range strike systems in the operation, including domestically developed Flamingo missiles, and the drones such as Bars and Lyutyi.

Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery overnight on 23 October, sparking a massive fire at the facility. Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ and Russian news Telegram channel Astra geolocated the blaze to the Rosneft-owned oil refinery, located about 460 km from Ukraine, which supplies fuel to Moscow and surrounding regions. This marks at least the sixth attack on the refinery since January 2025.

The Ryazan refinery belongs to Rosneft and ranks among Russia's largest petroleum facilities. Its declared capacity reaches 17 million tons of crude oil per year. The plant produces all grades of automotive gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, liquefied gases, bitumen and petrochemical feedstock.

Explosions and fire engulf the Ryazan oil facility

According to the reports, eyewitnesses heard approximately 10 explosions around 3:15 a.m. on the outskirts of Ryazan. Locals also heard blasts in the nearby city of Skopin in Ryazan Oblast. Residents described seeing flashes in the sky before fire erupted at the Ryazan facility. Russian channels confirmed the nighttime explosions across the oblast.

Ukrainian Telegram channels, Exilenova+ and Supernova+, both shared video showing flames on the horizon, reportedly filmed in Ryazan. Exilenova+ reported that drones targeted the Ryazan oil refinery and the Dyagilevo military airfield, while Supernova+ initially stated that the target was the airfield, but later leaned to the refinery as the attack's target.

Exilenova+ pinpointed the camera operator coordinates to 54.581845, 39.745340, approximately one kilometer from the refinery, and concluded that the fire is taking place on the refinery's premises.

Russian news Telegram channel Astra's analysis confirmed the attack location. The channel geolocated eyewitness footage to the Southern Industrial District near Etalon gas station in Ryazan.

Ryazan Oblast Governor Pavel Malkov later acknowledged that allegedly falling drone "debris" allegedly caused a fire at an industrial facility. He did not specify which enterprise was hit.

Refinery's "heart" targeted again - the oil cracking unit

Based on its pinpointed geolocation, Supernova+ reported the fire occurred in the area of the refinery's catalytic cracking or hydrotreatment unit.

The facility processed approximately 12-13 million tons annually in recent years. In August, Ukrainian drones forced the plant to temporarily reduce production capacity. The refinery operated with only one major unit at roughly half capacity.

Militarnyi noted that the refinery supplies motor fuel to regions surrounding the Russian capital. The facility sits more than 450 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. It serves as a key fuel provider for the Central Federal District.

Pattern of repeated attacks

This attack continues a sustained campaign against the Ryazan facility. On 5 September, drones hit the ELOU-AVT-6 unit at the refinery. NASA satellites detected a fire at the facility on 22 May. On 24 February, Ukrainian drones damaged the primary oil processing unit.

The refinery also faced attacks overnight on 24 January and again on 26 January.