Key facts
- Ukraine claimed responsibility for a drone strike on a Moscow oil refinery on June 16.
- The drone strike on the Moscow oil refinery was framed as retaliation for Russian attacks.
- The Moscow oil refinery supplies approximately 40% of the Moscow region's fuel.
- A Russian strike occurred on June 15.
- The Russian strike hit the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio.
- The Russian strike destroyed the studio's costume workshop.
- Ukraine's largest and oldest costume collection was destroyed.
- Approximately 100,000 costumes and three million garments were consumed by the fire.
- The fire was caused by the Russian strike on the film studio.
Ukraine claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit an oil refinery in Moscow on June 16. The Ukrainian government framed the attack as retaliation for recent Russian assaults on Ukrainian infrastructure. The targeted refinery is a significant supplier, providing approximately 40% of the fuel used in the Moscow region. This incident follows a Russian strike on June 15 that devastated the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio in Ukraine. The Russian attack caused a fire that destroyed the studio's costume workshop, which housed Ukraine's largest and oldest collection of costumes. The blaze consumed an estimated 100,000 costumes and three million garments, representing a significant loss to the country's cultural heritage and film industry.