Dozens of Ukrainian drones strike Moscow, damage oil refinery
Dozens of Ukrainian long-range drones attacked Moscow overnight into Tuesday, damaging a major oil refinery and prompting flight restrictions at all four city airports. Tuesday marked the ninth straight day of such strikes on the capital.
ABC NewsDozens of Ukrainian long-range drones attacked Moscow overnight into Tuesday morning, damaging a facility at the Moscow Refinery and triggering flight restrictions at all four of the city's international airports. The mayor stated that one drone struck the refinery in the Kapotnya District, producing a fire and black smoke visible in videos shared online.
No casualties were reported, and emergency crews responded to the site.
Strike scale and pattern Tuesday marked the ninth consecutive day of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow. The number of drones reported downed that day was the highest since May 17. Officials said Russian forces intercepted 172 Ukrainian drones across a wider overnight wave.
Ukraine's air force reported that Russia launched 132 drones and two missiles into Ukraine the same night, with 114 drones intercepted and 18 weapons striking nine locations.
Background and statements The mayor noted that 1,134 Ukrainian drones have been reported downed over Moscow so far this year, exceeding the 734 intercepted in all of 2025. Ukrainian officials described the strikes as part of efforts to pressure Russia to end the war.
Russia's federal air transport agency imposed flight restrictions at more than a dozen airports from Sochi to Nizhnekamsk, including Moscow's Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo airports.
