{"id":7964,"date":"2026-06-18T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/drones-hit-moscow-oil-refinery-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-strikesutm_sourcerss_feed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:44:29","slug":"drones-hit-moscow-oil-refinery-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-strikesutm_sourcerss_feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/drones-hit-moscow-oil-refinery-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-strikesutm_sourcerss_feed\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones hit Moscow oil refinery as Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Drones-hit-Moscow-oil-refinery-as-Russia-and-Ukraine-exchange.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Ukrainian drones hit Moscow\u2019s oil refinery for the second time this week while Russia fired missiles into Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought support from the US and Europe to reach a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Moscow downed over five dozen drones on Thursday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin \u200csaid on Telegram, and a Reuters witness saw flames and plumes of smoke over the southeastern district of Kapotnya where the Moscow refinery is located.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cAir defence forces continue to repel a massive attack. Several drones managed to reach the Moscow oil refinery,\u201d Sobyanin said, adding that a shopping centre also suffered minor damage.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The attack is the second in just a few days after a drone strike on Tuesday halted operations at the refinery, sources said, adding to widespread damage to Russian energy facilities and extending a fuel crisis deeper into the country.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Russia, the world\u2019s third-biggest oil producer and a major oil and fuel exporter, is set to import fuel by sea \u2060this month as it seeks to manage a fuel shortage following extensive Ukrainian drone attacks on its refineries, according to industry sources.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In the surrounding Moscow region, a high-rise residential building, an industrial \u200cfacility and a number of private houses were also damaged in the drone attack, the regional governor said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Drones #hit #Moscow #oil #refinery #Russia #Ukraine #exchange #strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian drones hit Moscow\u2019s oil refinery for the second time this week while Russia fired missiles into Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought support from the US and Europe to reach a peace deal. 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