Ukrainian Drones Set a Moscow Refinery Ablaze in a Major Attack

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RUSSIA – Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery on Thursday for a second time in a week, sending huge plumes of black smoke over the capital and disrupting hundreds of flights at its airports, in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion over four years ago.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian oil facilities, aiming to cut Moscow’s revenue for the war. Some areas have reported fuel shortages.

The attack by dozens of drones came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had held “an important coordination call” with the presidents of the United States and France and had won key pledges of further support from this week’s G7 summit.