Russian oil refinery on fire after barrage of Ukrainian drones strike Moscow

<p>Scale of long range-attack catches Muscovites by surprise, prompting panicked messages on social media</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/18/ukraine-russia-moscow-strikes-nato-defence-ministers-hegseth-rutte-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Ukrainian drones have hit several locations across Moscow in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city in two years, setting a major ⁠oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport. The Ukrainian president, Volodomyr Zelenskky, described the attack as a response to Russia’s striking of a historic Kyiv monastery complex earlier this week</p><p>The scale of the long-range attack, apparently designed to shut down operations at the key oil refinery in the Kapotno area, caught most Muscovites by surprise in a city that does not typically warn residents with air raid alarms, and prompted panicked messages on social media.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/moscow-oil-refinery-on-fire-ukraine-drone-stikes">Continue reading...</a>