A Ukrainian drone attack inflicted a powerful explosion and ignited a large fire at Moscow's central oil refinery this afternoon, reportedly halting large sections of the facility, according to an Arabic-language the source. The strike deepens a pattern of Ukrainian drone campaigns against Russian fuel infrastructure, following a morning wave that targeted the capital.
A Ukrainian drone strike has halted operations at the Moscow central oil refinery this afternoon, following a powerful explosion and large fire at the facility, according to an Arabic-language source. The development comes hours after Ukraine launched what The Zioneer reported at 09:22 Jerusalem as its largest drone attack yet on Moscow this morning.
As The Zioneer first reported at 10:19 Jerusalem, Ukrainian drones struck the refinery — located roughly 15 km from the Kremlin and processing an estimated 11.6 million tons of petroleum products annually, supplying an estimated 40% of Moscow's fuel consumption. A subsequent bulletin at 10:50 Jerusalem cited Abu Ali Express reporting that a fire continued to rage at the facility. The source quality across the thread has remained consistent: initial reports from a single Arabic-language channel, later attributed to Abu Ali Express, with no official Israeli, Ukrainian, or Russian confirmation on the record.
The Zioneer has documented a sustained Ukrainian drone campaign against Russian fuel infrastructure. On Sunday June 14, at 19:05 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported multiple Ukrainian drones struck a fuel storage facility in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast. Earlier that day, at 12:10 Jerusalem, President Zelensky announced strikes on an oil facility in Yaroslavl Oblast and an explosives plant in Tula Oblast. A refinery strike in Nizhnekamsk was reported on Friday June 12 at 07:04 Jerusalem, and a strike in Samara on Wednesday June 10 at 07:18 Jerusalem.
The report remains single-sourced, attributed to an Arabic-language source, with no official confirmation from any of the involved parties. The precise type of drone used, casualty figures, and the full extent of damage to the refinery are not yet reported.
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