Ukraine launched another major drone attack on Russia overnight. Several drones attacked the oil refinery in the Kapotnya district south-eastern of Moscow, causing a fire and billowing smoke.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defense systems intercepted more than four dozen drones heading toward the capital, but he acknowledged that some drones managed to reach Moscow’s oil refinery. He said debris from the intercepted drone caused minor damage to a shopping center on the outskirts of Moscow.
The latest attack comes a day after a Ukrainian drone strike forced a refinery to halt operations and caused further disruption to Russia’s energy infrastructure.
The attacks were not limited to Moscow only
The continuous attacks have increased the pressure on the country’s fuel supply. Industry sources say that Russia may import fuel by sea this month to meet the increasing shortage of petrol due to continuous attacks on refineries.
Russia’s energy sector, the world’s third-largest oil producer and a major exporter of crude oil and refined fuel, continues to face disruptions as Ukraine targets key military and industrial sites inside Russian territory.
The attacks overnight were not limited to Moscow. In the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Enrhodar – where most of the workers at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant live – Russian-appointed mayor Maxim Pukhov said one person was killed and four others were wounded in Ukrainian attacks.
Let us tell you that malls and apartment buildings were also destroyed in this attack. Taking precautions, the administration closed all the airports of Moscow.
Attack on targets in Ukrainian occupied areas
Last night, strikes were carried out targeting the Moscow region, including a Moscow oil refinery for the second time this week, as well as targets in Rostov and occupied areas of Ukraine. This action was taken in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. The Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine were thanked for their coordinated operations. Zelensky said in a post on
In Russia’s Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, local officials said a Ukrainian drone strike killed a man traveling in his car. Another attack in the southern Rostov region reportedly killed one person, injured two others and set fire to two commercial properties. Meanwhile, Moscow accused Ukraine of attacking a bus carrying Belarusian schoolchildren, a charge Kiev dismissed as “false”.
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