Footage released Thursday afternoon shows a Ukrainian one-way attack drone caught on a construction crane on its approach to the Moscow oil refineries, according to a source posting in Hebrew. The image offers a rare angle on the current wave of drone strikes against Moscow's energy infrastructure.
A distinct image out of Moscow on Thursday shows one of the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles involved in the current drone campaign becoming entangled on a construction crane en route to the city's oil refineries. The footage, posted by an outlet that covers Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs but now tracking the Moscow strikes, offers a rare operational detail amid a series of Ukrainian drone raids this week.
The clip comes hours after a Ukrainian drone strike blew the roof off a fuel storage tank at a Moscow refinery, as The Zioneer reported at 13:51 Jerusalem. That strike was part of what observers described as the largest drone raid on the Russian capital since the war began. Multiple facilities were reportedly hit, and all flights at Moscow airports were grounded. The broader campaign has also struck fuel depots in Yaroslavl and Samara in recent weeks.
It remains unclear whether the stranded UAV detonated or was safely disabled. The footage has not been independently verified beyond the single source posting it.
2 developments
- StrongUkrainian drones strike Moscow oil refinery in largest raid on city since war began
- DevelopingUkrainian drone strike blows cover off fuel storage at Moscow refinery
- DevelopingUkrainian drone reportedly strikes Russian oil refinery in Samara
- StrongUkrainian drones strike Russian fuel storage facility in Yaroslavl
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