President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called Kyiv’s latest large-scale drone strike on Moscow a justified response to Russian attacks, warning that Moscow could face more consequences if the Kremlin refuses to end the war. In an audio message sent to journalists following the attack, Zelensky said Ukraine had repeatedly warned that Moscow’s layered air defenses would not shield the Russian capital from Ukrainian long-range strikes.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “You can see that despite the three rings of air defense around Moscow, we said we would reach them,” Zelensky said. On Thursday, Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week, causing multiple fires at a facility that supplies up to 40% of Moscow’s fuel. Russian officials said 137 drones were intercepted during the three-hour attack, though several reached key targets. The raid also triggered fires at shopping centers and coincided with strikes in Russia’s Rostov region, where an oil depot was reportedly burning. The Ukrainian leader linked the strike to Russia’s recent attack on Kyiv, including damage to the UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. “They struck the Lavra,” Zelensky said. “I said openly that we would prepare a response and that you would see it. I think you are seeing it now.” Russia’s drone strike on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on Monday damaged the UNESCO World Heritage site, setting the roof of the historic Dormition Cathedral ablaze.