Ukrainian Drones Strike Moscow, Oil Refinery on Fire
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Ukrainian drones struck multiple locations in Moscow on Wednesday, setting an oil refinery ablaze and forcing the city's airports to suspend flights. The attack, focused on a key refinery in the Kapotno district, sent towering flames and smoke over the capital.
The scale of the long-range assault caught many Muscovites by surprise. The city typically does not use air raid alarms, and residents took to social media with panicked messages as the strikes unfolded.