World 18 Jun 2026

Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery again, part of massive drone wave inside Russia

Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday.

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Ukraine hit a major Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbour more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday. It was last attacked by Ukrainian drones on Tuesday, catching fire, but officials said the blaze was swiftly put out. Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russia's oil facilities, aiming to cut Moscow's revenue for the war and make Russians feel the consequences of the invasion. "If Ukraine is going to burn, your Moscow will burn too," Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that the attack was part of Kyiv's effort to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. "It is time to end the aggression, time to end this war." However, Russian Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov on Thursday promised "massive co-ordinatedstrikes ona regularbasis" ⁠against Ukraine in the wake of the attacks inside Russia. In the surrounding Moscow region, a drone hit a residential building in the town of Zhukovsky, and the building was being evacuated, according to Gov.

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