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Ukraine strikes Moscow's largest oil refinery in long
Newsweek • • general
Key Points:
- Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Moscow Oil Refinery, the largest in the region supplying about 40% of the capital's petroleum demand, causing a major fire but no reported injuries.
- The strike, confirmed by President Zelensky, involved drones traveling 500 kilometers and was described as a "just response" to recent Russian bombardments of Ukraine.
- Russian air defenses intercepted 60 Ukrainian drones during the attack, with at least one drone damaging a processing unit at the refinery, potentially impacting its operational capacity.
- The attack follows a massive Russian aerial assault on Kyiv that killed at least 11 people and damaged cultural sites, intensifying the ongoing conflict ahead of the G7 summit discussions on a ceasefire.
- Kyiv continues targeting Russian oil infrastructure to disrupt Kremlin war funding, while Russia faces reduced crude oil production and fuel supply challenges exacerbated by Ukrainian strikes.
