Ukraine sets Moscow refinery ablaze in biggest attack in years
Ukraine on Thursday launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires in and around the capital, hitting a major oil refinery and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport, officials said.
Large columns of black smoke spread over the capital’s southern skyline in dramatic scenes, while flames could be seen burning on part of an oil complex in the southern Kapotnya district.
A strong, unpleasant smell hung in the air, as the fire burned at the refinery through the morning.
The strikes came as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Southeast Asian leaders at a summit in the central city of Kazan, about 700 kilometers east of the capital.
