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Moscow oil refinery hit by massive Ukrainian drone strike

Ukrainian drones struck the Kapotnya oil refinery in the south‑east of Moscow, detonating a large storage tank and igniting a fire that sent thick black smoke over the capital. The blast lifted a tank lid like a frisbee and caused oil‑slick rain to fall on nearby streets. Seventeen people were reported injured and several nearby residential and commercial buildings were damaged.

The attack forced the temporary closure of all four major Moscow airports, cancelling or delaying hundreds of flights and disrupting air traffic across the region. Russian air‑defence forces said they shot down between 180 and 555 drones heading for the city and intercepted roughly 1,000 drones and four cruise missiles nationwide over the preceding 24 hours.

Russian officials, including the Kremlin and the defence ministry, blamed a malfunctioning Russian surface‑to‑air missile for part of the explosion, while Ukrainian officials described the strike as a retaliation for recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian sites. The incident marks the deepest penetration of Ukrainian long‑range strikes into Russian territory since the war began, highlighting both the growing reach of Kyiv’s drone capabilities and the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in Moscow.

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