Ukrainian drones struck Moscow's main oil refinery this morning, igniting a large fire that continues to burn at the facility located about 15 km from the Kremlin, according to reports. The strike follows a drone attack on the same facility earlier today that reportedly halted large sections of the refinery, as reported by The Zioneer at 14:12.
A large fire was still burning at Moscow's main oil refinery at 14:54 Jerusalem, following a second Ukrainian drone wave on the facility today, according to reports. The strike comes after an earlier drone attack on the same refinery that, per an Arabic-language source cited by The Zioneer at 14:12, caused a powerful explosion and halted large sections of the plant. The fire reported at 14:54 extends the disruption at a facility located roughly 15 km from the Kremlin.
The first version of this story, published at Tue 10:19 Jerusalem, noted that Ukrainian drones struck the refinery without immediate detail on damage. A second version at the same timestamp added that the refinery supplies an estimated 40% of Moscow and the region's fuel consumption and processes about 11.6 million tons of petroleum products annually, citing Abu Ali Express. A third version at Tue 10:19 Jerusalem reported that the refinery had halted operations, based on the same Arabic-language source. The current bulletin adds that the fire continues to burn and has not yet been extinguished.
The Zioneer also reported on a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai earlier today (Tue 04:50 Jerusalem), and on a separate strike on an oil facility in Nizhnekamsk on Fri Jun 12. The present wave against the Moscow refinery thus sits within a broader campaign of Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure, as The Zioneer has documented in recent days.
No official statement from Moscow has been published. The number of drones involved, casualty figures, and the extent of damage to the refinery remain unreported.
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