18 jun 2026
Moscow oil refinery on fire after ‘large-scale’ Ukrainian drone strike
Mayor of Russian capital claims about 180 drones heading to the city were shot down as flames and smoke billow over outskirts Ukrainian drones hit Moscow’s oil refinery for the second time this week, sending out flames and plumes of smoke over the south-eastern district of Kapotnya on Thursday morning. “Air defence forces are continuing to repel a large-scale attack. Several drones managed to reach the [Moscow oil refinery],” said Sergei Sobyanin, the city’s mayor, adding that a shopping centre was also damaged. He claimed about 180 drones heading for the capital had been downed.
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Ukrainian drones struck several targets around Moscow on Wednesday night, setting an oil refinery on fire and forcing the Russian capital’s airports to suspend flights. Both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed the attacks. Photos and videos circulating on social media and news agencies showed the refinery on fire, with thick black smoke rising above the site. “Last night, our long-range sanctions once again reached the Moscow region for the second time this week, the Moscow oil refinery was hit,” Zelenskyy wrote on X on Thursday morning.
politico europeSmoke rose over Moscow Thursday morning after Ukraine launched its largest drone attack in years, hitting the Moscow oil refinery and sparking fires in and around the capital. The attack on the oil refinery was a "justified response" to Russian strikes in Ukraine, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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- 07:19france 24
Ukraine hits Moscow with 'large-scale' attack, oil refinery strike 'justified', Zelensky says
- 08:07the guardian
Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery in response to strikes on Ukraine - Europe live
- 09:34politico europe
Ukrainian drones strike Moscow, setting oil refinery ablaze
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