Ryazan-Moscow oil pipeline explodes and catches fire in Russia – source

The Ryazan-Moscow oil pipeline supplying oil products to the Russian capital exploded in Russia. .

This was reported by an interlocutor in the Main Intelligence Directorate

On the evening of August 26, local publics began to report a loud "pop" near Ryazan and a large fire. In a few hours, the Russians pulled several emergency vehicles to the scene.

According to local residents, law enforcement officers and repair crews are located near the village of Bozhatkovo in the Zheleznodorozhny district of Ryazan, trying to eliminate the consequences of the explosion and fire.

It is known that since 2018, this pipeline has been repurposed for the supply of motor gasoline by Transneft, which supplies the Russian army. According to an intelligence source, as a result of the explosion and fire, the transportation of oil products to Moscow has been suspended indefinitely, and Transneft representatives are calculating the damage.

• on August 24, the Defense Forces hit the Syzran Oil Refinery. Hits and detonations were recorded in the area of the facility's location.
• The same day, the General Staff confirmed the damage to the Ust-Luga marine terminal in Leningrad Oblast. According to preliminary data, a gas condensate fractionation and transshipment unit was hit.
• On August 26, Bloomberg reported that Volgograd refinery will come out of repair ahead of schedule, to cover fuel shortage