Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack

Ukraine launched a new wave of drone attacks on Russia early Thursday, amounting to one of the largest attacks on the Russian capital since the Kremlin ordered the invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.

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Ukraine strikes Moscow refinery in one of its largest drone attacks yet

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Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the outskirts of Moscow on Thursday. Moscow was fending off a "large-scale" drone attack from Ukraine, with several drones reaching an oil refinery, the city's mayor said.

Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack

Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack

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