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Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
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Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
At least 17 people were wounded in the strikes, which also set a shopping centre and apartment building ablaze.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was a fully justified response to Russian attacks.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says after second major strike on Russian oil refinery that unless Putin stops his war, "Moscow will burn."
The attack, which shut down the capital’s airports for several hours, appeared to be the biggest wave of strikes on the city since the start of the war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky calls strike a ‘fully justified response to Russian strikes on our cities and communities’
According to Russian officials, Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks on Moscow in more than two years.
Ukraine hit a major Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at the city's airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's all-out invasi...
Ukraine has hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting flights at the city's airports.
Russia came under the largest attack from Ukrainian drones in two years with a key oil refinery in the capital struck for the second time this week.
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones hitting targets around the Russian capital and setting columns of thick sm...
KYIV, June 18 - A rise in Russian attacks on Ukrainian seaports and vessels could cut monthly grain shipments by as much as a third and have left terminal operators facing mounting losses t...
The Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Kyiv will respond to all Russian attacks and that the morning strike on Moscow’s refinery — in response to Russia's attack on a UNESCO-protecte...
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in its largest drone offensive in two years
Russia said Ukraine fired hundreds of drones on Thursday.
Nearly 200 drones strike Russian capital, several hitting the city’s largest oil refinery
A refinery and a shopping centre were burning after almost 200 Ukrainian drones struck an area to the south-east of the Russian capital.
Strikes come a day after Zelensky won support from G7 leaders, including ‘important co-ordination call’ with Trump
Several residential buildings were reportedly hit and all of the Russian capital's airports shut down as a result of the attack.
Russia's defense ministry said 555 drones were shot down across the country. Sobyanin said 180 were shot down around Moscow alone.
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