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Ukraine damages Moscow oil refinery with newly named Pelican

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC · How we work

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Ukraine deployed the Pelican weapon against a Moscow oil refinery, damaging an AVT-6 distillation train and an isomerisation unit.
President Volodymyr Zelensky listed ten Ukrainian weapons, naming the previously unknown Pelican.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted, 450 heading for the capital.
Analysts note the FP-7 missile’s 350 km range cannot reach Moscow 450-500 km away, questioning Pelican’s identity.

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Ukraine deployed the Pelican weapon against a Moscow oil refinery, damaging an AVT-6 distillation train and an isomerisation unit.
President Volodymyr Zelensky listed ten Ukrainian weapons, naming the previously unknown Pelican.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted, 450 heading for the capital.
Analysts note the FP-7 missile’s 350 km range cannot reach Moscow 450-500 km away, questioning Pelican’s identity.