Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Again Striking Oil Refinery
The strike hit Moscow’s main fuel supplier again and forced temporary flight restrictions at three airports as Russia reported no casualties.
- Ukraine launched its largest-ever drone assault on Moscow Thursday morning, striking a major oil refinery and plunging the capital into its most disruptive air raid in over two years.
- The Gazprom Neft-operated refinery in Kapotnya was severely set ablaze, marking the second targeted strike on the vital facility in a single week; the complex supplies roughly 40% of the Moscow region's petroleum demand.
- Commercial aviation ground to a complete halt across the capital, forcing flight suspensions and passenger evacuations at Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports, with carriers Aeroflot and Rossiya canceling more than 170 scheduled flights.
- Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it intercepted a staggering 555 drones nationwide, with approximately 200 downed on their approach to Moscow, though debris successfully breached air defenses to damage a residential tower, a major shopping mall, and private homes.
- The massive retaliation followed a Russian missile wave that hit Kyiv's historic monastery, coming just hours after President Zelenskyy secured new long-term defense pledges during coordination talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Marco Imarisio talks about the attack launched by Ukraine on several areas of Russia, including an important refinery on the outskirts of the capital....
Russia today threatened Ukraine with new large-scale bombings, in response to a strong Ukrainian attack in the Moscow region, which had as its main target an important oil refinery. Asked about this major offensive in the Russian capital, Moscow's head of diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, reiterated that President Vladimir Putin had already announced large-scale attacks against Ukraine. Our armed forces are working on this and will continue to do so, La…
The Russian capital, Moscow, woke up this morning to a massive attack by Ukrainian drones, while some of the most dramatic images of the strikes were published on social networks. Videos show moments when drones hit civilian and industrial facilities in the city. One of the most shared images shows the moment when a drone directly hits a high-rise residential building in Moscow. The sound of the drone's engine can be heard in the video, which fl…
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A Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) drone unit has said repeated strikes on the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya mark a shift in the perceived security of Russia’s capital, arguing it weakens the idea that Moscow remains insulated from the war, according to Interfax-Ukraine. Deputy commander of the First Separate Center for Unmanned Systems Roman Parkhanov said the refinery is a critical fuel hub for the capital region and that its exposure to rep…
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