Kremlin acknowledges Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, says strikes on Ukraine will continue
- A major drone attack targeted the Gazprom Neft-operated refinery south of Moscow on Thursday, killing an eight-year-old girl and wounding at least 17 others in the second strike on the facility this week.
- Sourcescited by Reuters claimed the June 16 attack damaged a distillation unit accounting for 53% of refinery capacity, while the June 18 strike damaged a modern Euro unit representing the remaining 47%.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised the "high performance" of Russian air defense systems more than 24 hours after the attack, dismissing the drone campaign as unrelated to potential negotiations with Kyiv.
- Separate Russian drone strikes in the Black Sea killed a crew member and wounded five others aboard merchant ships, while attacks in Pavlohrad killed an eight-year-old girl and injured 10 people.
- The Prosecutor General Office designated The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization, claiming the outlet's work "discredits the decisions of the Russian leadership" and putting staff at risk of prosecution.
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Kremlin Praises Performance of Russian Air Defenses After Record Drone Attack on Moscow
The Kremlin on Friday praised the “high performance” of Russian air defense systems following the largest-ever Ukrainian air raid on Moscow since the start of the war, which ignited huge blazes at an oil refinery that supplies a major share of the capital’s fuel.
Kremlin chiefs warn of massive attacks on Ukraine in revenge for Moscow strikes
Ukraine war will escalate as Kremlin threatens revenge assaults in response to a massive Ukrainian attack on refineries, Moscow and througout Russia - leaving black plume over capital
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that air defenses shot down 16 Ukrainian drones heading towards the capital during the day on June 19. He later added that the number of drones allegedly shot down near Moscow had increased to 25. Sobyanin said rescue services were working at the scene of the debris. On the night and morning of June 18, Moscow and the Moscow region were attacked by almost 200 Ukrainian drones. It was the largest attack on the Ru…
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