Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.Ukraine's military carried out a drone attack on Moscow Oblast overnight on July 18, reportedly striking infrastructure east of the capital, Russian Telegram media channels reported.Photos and videos posted to social media by local residents purport to show thick black smoke rising from an oil depot in the city of Noginsk, located approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the Kremlin. Later into the morning, a large fire was also seen at warehouse for the Russian major online retailer "Wildberries," just south of Noginsk in the city of Elektrostal. The extent of the damage caused was not immediately clear.Amid the reported attack on Russia's capital region, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that 55 Ukrainian drones were downed while approaching the capital. The Kyiv Independent cannot immediately verify the reports. Ukraine's military has not yet commented on the reported attack.The attack on the Wildberries warehouse marked the second strike of the night targeting the major online retailer's facilities. A similar attack struck a warehouse in the town of Kotovsk in Russia's Tambov Oblast earlier in the night. 0:00/A purported video of smoke rising from a "Wildberries" warehouse in the city of Elektrostal in Russia's Moscow Oblast on July 18, 2026 following a reported Ukrainian drone strike. (Supernova_plus/Telegram)The latest attack on oil infrastructure in Russia's capital region comes exactly one month after Ukrainian forces launched their largest-ever drone attack on Moscow, striking the Moscow Oil Refinery on June 18.Ukraine has intensified its long-range strike campaign against military, industrial, and energy targets inside Russia in recent months, with drones repeatedly reaching Moscow and other regions hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border.In response, Russia has bolstered air defenses in the capital, deploying new Pantsir-SMD-E air defense systems on the rooftops of civilian buildings in Moscow.Kyiv considers oil facilities to be valid military targets, as the energy sites provide fuel and funding for the Kremlin's war machine.Ukraine has been waging an increasingly successful deep strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure, striking oil depots, disrupting production at major facilities, and in some cases halting operations indefinitely.Reuters reported on June 24 that the Moscow Oil Refinery is unlikely to resume production this year after suffering extensive damage in recent Ukrainian drone attacks.Ukraine's attacks on oil infrastructure have mounted pressure on the Kremlin by aggravating a domestic fuel supply crisis that has already caused export bans, price hikes, and sales restrictions across Russia. Residents of various Russian regions continue to to report hours-long wait times at service stations.
Moscow Oblast oil depot, online retailer's warehouse reportedly set ablaze by Ukrainian drones
The latest attack on oil infrastructure in Russia's capital region comes exactly one month after Ukrainian forces launched their largest-ever drone attack on Moscow, striking the Moscow Oil Refinery on June 18.










