Russia burns as humiliating multi-pronged drone attack devastates key targets

Express UK ^ | 1/24/2025 | ALICE SCARSI, Deputy World News Editor, CIARAN MCGRATH, Senior News Reporter, JOHN VARGA

[marcusmaximus]

Several explosions were reported in Russia overnight as a result of a massive drone attack, with extraordinary images showing the night sky being lit up by fierce flames.

Astonishing footage circulating online shows huge blazes enveloping the Ryazan Oil Refining Company as well as the nearby Novo-Ryazan Thermal Power Plant.

Regional Governor Pavel Malkov confirmed a drone attack had targeted the region in the early hours of Friday, and added that a private home in Ryazan caught fire due to an air strike.

He said the fire has already been extinguished, and there are no casualties.

The governor added drones were destroyed over the region, confirming an attack had taken place.

Elsewhere, a large explosion was also reported near Engels-2 air base in Saratov Oblast, Russia and a fire was reportedly burning at Kremniy El military microelectronics plant in Bryansk.

The building of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Bryansk Region was damaged, according to independent Russian news agency Astra.

In Kursk, Russia Mayor Kutsak reported power outages due to a drone attack on the city.

[Grzegorz 246]

Each day STRONK-er !

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Tell your NATO Secretary General to stop lying to the media. Ukraine is, as you know, winning the war.

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, tells WEF forum and media: "The front line is moving in the wrong direction. It’s going westwards."

[marcusmaximus]

Initial hints of a potential Putin-Trump phone call today at 10pm Moscow time / 11am California time.

[TexasFreeper2009]

about time! I have been saying from the start that Ukraine needs to take out Russia oil refineries.

[Daveinyork]

Those horrible Cossacks, attacking those peace loving Muscovites.

[Rocco DiPippo]

Annnndddd. . . Another day of wall-to-wall, Yook-slurping spamming by FR's resident Zeeper Village Idiot begins!

UK Express! UK Sun! Daily Mirror! Grunt! Grunt! Grunt! Pop! Click! Grunt!

[popdonnelly]

Russia trolls are a bunch of dopes.

[PIF]

Russia trolls are a bunch of dopes 🦠s.

[BlackbirdSST]

Russia trolls are a bunch of dopes 🦠s.

What good is an insult if no one knows what that is?

[Tom Tetroxide]

Now the Ruskies will just bomb the living Shi’ite out of the Ukes again.

[CatHerd]

Look like cooties to me.

[Brian Griffin]

What is shocking is how the Ukrainian drones are getting through.

The Russians must know their oil refineries are a prime target.

[BlackbirdSST]

Look like cooties to me.

As good a guess as any I suppose but brings me back to my point. What good is an insult if no one knows what it means?

[CatHerd]

Good point — I was just trying to figure out what those little squiggles were supposed to represent. Maybe it means “cooties on you”, the old kindergarten insult. Who knows?

[BlackbirdSST]

LOL

[FlyingEagle]

Zeeeeeep! Zeeeper.

[Allegra]

[Seruzawa]

Cucumbers? Paramecia? Zuchhini?

[Seruzawa]

Headline translation: Uke Intel Op drops cherry bomb in Putin’s toilet.