Key facts
- Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Moscow's oil refinery for the second time this week.
- Russia claimed to have intercepted 555 drones across the country, with 180 around Moscow.
- Several drones successfully struck the Moscow refinery, causing visible damage.
- Flights were suspended at all Moscow airports.
- Russia retaliated with ballistic missile strikes into Kyiv.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated the drone attacks were a response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and warned Moscow would 'burn'.
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Moscow on Thursday, hitting the Russian capital's oil refinery for the second time this week. Kyiv framed the strikes as retaliation for a Russian attack that damaged a nearly 1,000-year-old monastery in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated, "Moscow will burn" if Russian strikes continue. Russia, in turn, fired missiles into Kyiv for the second time this week. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed several drones reached the refinery, causing flames and smoke, while the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 555 drones nationwide, with 180 intercepted around Moscow. Flights were suspended at all Moscow airports. Ukrainian forces also reportedly hit an oil depot and two bridges in Russia. The attacks come as Ukraine intensifies its campaign to hamper Russia's logistics and shift the war's momentum.