Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, striking a major oil refinery in the Russian capital and sending thick black smoke over parts of the city, according to Russian officials and multiple reports.The Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya — one of the capital region’s key fuel facilities — was hit overnight Thursday, marking the second reported strike on the site in three days.Videos circulating online showed large flames and black smoke rising from the facility, while Russian officials said air defenses intercepted waves of incoming drones.Kyiv says its strikes deep inside Russia are evidence that it is turning the tide of the war — a message President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took this week to President Donald Trump and other G7 leaders at a summit in France. The latest strikes underscore a new phase of the war, with Ukraine increasingly able to hit high-value targets deep inside Russia while Moscow struggles to prevent drones from reaching politically sensitive and economically important sites near the capital. 'A NEW KIND OF WAR': INSIDE UKRAINE'S HIDDEN FACTORIES MASS-PRODUCING COMBAT DRONESSmoke and flames rise over Moscow on June 18, 2026, following a Ukrainian drone attack that hit the Kapotnya oil refinery and other targets in the Russian capital.
(East2West)"This is pure hell, I’ve never felt such terror," one Moscow resident said after the attack, according to East2West News. Another resident, according to the outlet, asked: "Why won’t this madman stop his crazy and pointless war and end the death and destruction?"East2West also reported that a heavy security presence was deployed around the Kremlin, with Red Square sealed off and machine-gunners positioned on towers, ramparts and near Bolsheviks' founder Vladimir Lenin’s Mausoleum. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defenses shot down more than 130 drones approaching the city.Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed more than...