According to the Russian media agency, Moscow faced the biggest drone attack in two years on the night of Thursday and in the morning. The mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, confirmed that several drones hit the oil refinery in Kapotna and caused a fire.
According to the Russian media agency, Moscow faced the biggest drone attack in two years on the night of Thursday and in the morning. The mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, confirmed that several drones hit the oil refinery in Kapotna and caused a fire.
“Air defense forces continue to repulse the massive attack. Several drones managed to reach the Moscow oil refinery. Measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences,” Sobianin said. According to him, air defense shot down 190 Ukrainian drones.
According to monitoring telegram channels, residents of Moscow and the Moscow region reported a mass flight of drones on the morning of June 18. Wounded are also reported, their number is being specified. All major Moscow airports were suspended for security reasons.
“Airports Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, Sheremetyevo. Temporary restrictions on the reception and departure of aircraft have been introduced. The restrictions are necessary to ensure the safety of flights,” TASS quoted Rosaviacia as saying in the report of the Russian Civil Aviation Authority.
On the videos published on the Internet, several outbreaks of fire can be seen in the area of the refinery in Kapotno. Large columns of black smoke rose above the city. The refinery is located approximately 15 kilometers from the Kremlin and, according to the source text, supplies approximately 40 percent of the Moscow region’s needs in gasoline and 50 percent in diesel. It is also supposed to deliver aviation fuel for military purposes.
One of videos recorded the failure of the air defense system when intercepting a drone flying towards the oil refinery above the burning area of Sadovod.
Following the attack, traffic was restricted in both directions on the Moscow Ring Road and drivers were urged to use detours.
At night, shelling was also reported in the Rostov region. According to monitoring sources, a warehouse of petroleum products in the city of Gukovo was hit, while the attack was supposed to damage a thermal locomotive and cause two fires.
