Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow Refinery 15 km from Kremlin for Third Time in Four Days

Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow Refinery 15 km from Kremlin for Third Time in Four Days

Ukrainian drones have struck the Moscow region for the third time in four days, hitting the city’s largest oil refinery just 15 kilometers from the Kremlin.

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Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow region for the third time in four days, hitting the Kapotnya oil refinery—the city’s largest—for the second time in 72 hours [176853][176843]. The facility lies just 15 kilometers from the Kremlin [176853]. A unit of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said the attack erodes the Russian capital’s sense of security, marking the 1,576th day of the war [176853]. The repeated strikes represent a significant escalation in Ukraine’s ability to reach deep into Russian territory [176843].

At the G7 summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed U.S. President Donald Trump images of the fire-damaged Dormition Cathedral at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra [176864]. Three officials at the summit described the exchange as the meeting’s decisive moment, saying the photos helped shift Trump’s position on Ukraine [176864].

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