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Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow Refinery, Prompt Fuel Limits

6/19/2026

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Ukrainian Drones Attack

Tatneft limited fuel sales nationwide, allowing only cash payments and capping purchases at 30 liters per car.
Ukrainian drones hit the Moscow Oil Refinery, damaging an ELOU-AVT-6 unit and forcing Sheremetyevo airport’s evacuation.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 25 drones were downed over Moscow as crews secured the refinery.
Zelensky called the refinery, which fuels four airports and processes 12 million tonnes, a justified target.

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Russia claims malfunction

Russia claimed the Kyiv Lavra strike resulted from a malfunctioning, outdated U.S. Patriot air-defence missile.
Overnight Russian missile attacks killed 11 people in Ukraine, ignited Kyiv’s Lavra and prompted evacuation of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.
UNESCO and Metropolitan Epiphanius condemned the raid as a crime against Christian culture.
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged G7 pressure as Ukrainian defenses downed 50 missiles and 582 drones.

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Ukrainian Drones Attack

Tatneft limited fuel sales nationwide, allowing only cash payments and capping purchases at 30 liters per car.
Ukrainian drones hit the Moscow Oil Refinery, damaging an ELOU-AVT-6 unit and forcing Sheremetyevo airport’s evacuation.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 25 drones were downed over Moscow as crews secured the refinery.
Zelensky called the refinery, which fuels four airports and processes 12 million tonnes, a justified target.

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