Moscow residents report 'oil rain' after Ukraine attack that hit refinery

Residents of Moscow complain of oil rain after Ukrainian attack hit refinery
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Residents of Moscow, capital of Russia, complained of black rain after a serial attack with Ukrainian drones that hit the oil refinery in the Russian capital, causing an explosion that made the roof of the place "fly into the air".
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According to the BBC, drops of black oil fell from the sky after the attack. City residents said the liquid stained the clothes they were wearing.
The city authorities, according to the broadcaster, denied the "oil rain", but issued warnings for the population to keep their windows closed. Furthermore, the city's official channel asked children, the elderly and people with asthma to leave the area affected by the attack.
Smoke rises from an oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in Moscow, Russia
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➡ This was the second attack to hit the location this week. The Ukrainian government has carried out frequent drone offensives on Russian territory. According to Russia, the country's air defense system destroyed 555 drones this Thursday alone. In the Moscow region, the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, reported shooting down 180 drones.
In addition to the refinery, a residential building, an industrial facility and some houses were damaged in Thursday's attack, the government said. The impacts extended to the capital's air traffic, with the main airport having its operations temporarily suspended and people evacuated.
Drone attack causes refinery roof to fly into the air in Moscow
A video recorded by Moscow residents recorded the moment the refinery was hit. (see above). In the images, it is possible to see the roof of the entire property being thrown upwards with the explosion.
A check carried out by the Reuters news agency based on geolocation found that the video was recorded this Thursday in the Russian capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also confirmed that Ukrainian drones struck the city's refinery.
On Tuesday (16), the same refinery was the target of an attack that caused widespread damage to Russian energy facilities.
Drone attack hits refinery in Moscow
Missiles in Kiev
In parallel, the capital of Ukraine was targeted by Russian ballistic missiles, Kiev municipal authorities reported. Air raid warnings have been issued for most of Ukraine's territory.
Authorities in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy said one person was killed in a drone strike.
Earlier this week, a major attack on the city killed 10 people and caused a serious fire and destroyed part of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the oldest and most important Christian monasteries in the country, located in the capital (see video below). Russia denied having hit the monastery.
Russian attack destroys roof of UNESCO-listed monastery in Kiev
Zelensky speaks at G7
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, met with European leaders on Tuesday (16) at the G7 summit in France. According to him, the meeting discussed the application of new sanctions against Russia, and the leaders showed support for Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
Zelensky met with the President of the United States, Donald Trump; the President of France, Emmanuel Macron; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer; the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz; and the Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi; as well as the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The meeting took place behind closed doors, but a French diplomat who declined to be named told the Reuters news agency that the G7 leaders agreed that the dynamics on the battlefield now favor Ukraine and committed to providing Kiev with more air defense resources.
"There was unanimity among all G7 leaders that Russia is not winning the war and "Ukraine needs to make a deal as quickly as possible. The G7 discussed sanctions on Russia's energy, banking and military sectors," Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters, adding that he had once again pressured his allies for his country's accession to the European Union: "Ukraine needs creative solutions to quickly enter the EU or Russia will find ways to block admission." war.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in conversation during the g7 summit
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In a post on the social network implemented. Russia must learn that its war will never be normalized."
In the early hours of Thursday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the country will finance a fourth of the US weapons package with 200 million euros.
Moment in which the roof of a refinery in Moscow, Russia, is thrown upwards after an explosion caused by a drone attack, on June 18, 2026.
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