Ryazan industrial hits
More than 200 drones attacked the Ryazan region overnight and caused fires at industrial sites and damage to residential areas. Governor Pavel Malkov reported that falling debris from the drone strikes caused fires at unnamed industrial facilities, damaged power lines in Ryazan, shattered windows at School No. 58, and caused one person to require medical assistance. The air-raid alert lasted from 01:30 to 06:00 local time. In the Rybnovsky district, a non-residential building caught fire, and private houses sustained damage in the Ryazan district. Residents told the independent outlet Astra that a Wildberries logistics centre in the city was also burning. Telegram monitoring channels and the Ukrainian outlet UNN reported that the Rosneft Ryazan refinery took at least six hits and suffered a large fire. The refinery, which produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, processes 17.1 million tonnes of crude annually. The facility sits approximately 500 kilometers from Ukraine. In Bashkortostan, Ufa airport stopped receiving and sending flights on the morning of November 4 under a drone threat. In Vinnytsia, regional head Nataliya Zabolotna said a Russian attack on November 4 damaged critical infrastructure and blew out windows in residential buildings.
Regional air defence and refinery scale
The mass drone strike on the Ryazan region demonstrates the scale of the current aerial conflict. The Rosneft refinery’s main AT-6 primary unit has been halted since an October 15 strike. This incident is the 17th recorded strike on the plant since March 2024.
| Facility | Detail |
|---|---|
| Rosneft Ryazan Refinery | 17.1 million tonnes annual capacity |
| Rosneft Ryazan Refinery | 17th strike since March 2024 |
| Rosneft Ryazan Refinery | AT-6 primary unit halted since October 15 |
The Russian defence ministry stated that its air defences downed 496 Ukrainian drones between 20:00 Moscow time on November 4 and 08:00 on November 5. These interceptions occurred over 15 regions including Ryazan, the Moscow region, Crimea, and the Black Sea. Governor Yuri Slyusar in the Rostov region said his forces intercepted about 50 drones over four districts, while Governor Alexander Gusev in the Voronezh region reported that air defences destroyed 48 aerial targets. In Crimea, a Ukrainian attack cut power to Sevastopol and the Crimean Peninsula, and Mikhail Razvozhaev extended school holidays to November 6. The refinery ledger counts 27 refineries hit and 212 dated strikes in total. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in Moscow reported that his city downed eight drones on the morning of November 4.
Ukrainian infrastructure and casualties
Russia launched 128 drones and two Kh-35 guided missiles at Ukraine overnight, 65 of which were jet-powered. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that its air defences downed or suppressed 105 drones, and it recorded hits at 18 locations and debris at nine locations. These strikes forced Ukraine’s nuclear power plants to cut output to stabilize the grid. In the Zaporizhzhia region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the death toll from a Russian strike on a school in Komyshuvakha rose to 40 people. The attack targeted a location used as an aid point. Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, said the strike "seems to have violated the most fundamental principles of international humanitarian law" because the timing and location of the humanitarian distribution were well publicised. Zelenskiy said more than 30 people could still be under the rubble. In the Bucha district of the Kyiv region, a Russian strike on logistics infrastructure set off a fire and injured one man. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, drones started fires at critical infrastructure facilities, a house roof, and private garages in Dnipro and Samar, injured three people, and damaged property. In Odesa, regional head Oleh Kiper said strikes hit an energy facility, a shopping centre, a residential area, and a commercial facility. In Kherson, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin reported that Russian drones, aircraft, and artillery hit 38 settlements, which injured three people and damaged three apartment blocks. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine informed the IAEA about a Russian strike on a substation essential to the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant.
