{"id":2614492,"date":"2026-06-16T05:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drones-hit-moscows-largest-oil-refinery-located-just-miles-from-the-kremlin\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T05:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:54:22","slug":"ukrainian-drones-hit-moscows-largest-oil-refinery-located-just-miles-from-the-kremlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drones-hit-moscows-largest-oil-refinery-located-just-miles-from-the-kremlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drones hit Moscow\u2019s largest oil refinery located just miles from the Kremlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukrainian-drones-hit-moscows-largest-oil-refinery-located-just-miles-from-the-kremlin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukraine launched dozens of drones into Moscow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-palestinian-terrorists-launch-rockets-at-israel-end-up-hitting-gaza\/\" title=\"WATCH: Palestinian Terrorists Launch Rockets At Israel, End Up Hitting Gaza\">causing significant damage<\/a> to teh city&#8217;s largest oil refinery near the Kremlin, owned by Gazprom. Moscow&#8217;s mayor confirmed the attack, which damaged part of the refinery but resulted in no casualties. The refinery processed 11.6 tons of oil in 2024 and had been previously attacked by Ukrainian drones in September 2024. Ukrainian President Zelensky described the strike as a justified response to Russian strikes, highlighting Ukraine\u2019s long-range capabilities and emphasizing the use of drones to pressure Russia into ending the war. Zelensky also condemned a recent Russian attack on Kyiv, which damaged a historic church. Russia denied targeting the church,claiming the damage was caused by a U.S.-made Patriot missile. Zelensky reiterated Ukraine&#8217;s call for Russia to cease hostilities and praised Ukraine&#8217;s military efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> launched dozens of drones into Moscow on Tuesday morning, reportedly causing significant damage to the city\u2019s largest oil refinery, located just miles away from the Kremlin. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Moscow<\/a> Oil Refinery is located in the city\u2019s Kapotnya District and owned by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia\u2019s<\/a> massive Gazprom Corporation. Moscow\u2019s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed the attack early Tuesday morning in a statement posted on Telegram, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cloud-based messaging application<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the past 24 hours, an attack by enemy drones on Moscow has continued,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/moscow-mayor-dozens-ukrainian-drones-downed-attack-russian\/story?id=133912288\">said<\/a> Sobyanin. \u201cOne of the drones damaged a facility on the territory of the Moscow Refinery. There were no casualties. Emergency services are working at the scene of the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4610032\/ice-arrests-russian-illegal-immigrant-who-caused-fatal-truck-crash-in-minnesota\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ICE arrests Russian illegal immigrant who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-russian-illegal-immigrant-who-caused-fatal-truck-crash-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"ICE arrests ...n illegal immigrant who ... fatal truck crash in Minnesota\">caused fatal truck crash<\/a> in Minnesota<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4608912\/security-upgrades-josh-shapiro-home-arson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Taxpayers on hook for $1.1 million for security upgrades at Josh Shapiro\u2019s private home<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4608149\/why-no-reckoning-over-the-splc-hate-map-guy-benson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Why no reckoning over the SPLC \u2018hate map\u2019?: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No casualties from the Ukrainian strike were reported by Russian news media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Moscow Oil Refinery is an integral part of the city\u2019s energy infrastructure. It processed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/moscow-oil-refinery-damaged-ukrainian-drone-attack-mayor-says-2026-06-16\/\">11.6 tons of oil<\/a> in 2024, the latest year for which data are available, according to <em>Reuters<\/em>. Tuesday\u2019s strike on the refinery is at least the second-known incident during the Russia-Ukraine war in which the oil refinery was damaged due to a Ukrainian drone attack, with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/russia-ukraine-target-refinery-power-plants-near-moscow-with-drones\/\">previous one being on Sept. 1, 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a social media post about his country\u2019s drone attack on Moscow, categorizing it as a \u201cjust response to Russian strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This time, the Moscow region felt the reach of Ukraine\u2019s long-range capabilities. An oil refinery was hit at a distance of 500 kilometers. I thank the warriors of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TayWYZYjEI\">pic.twitter.com\/TayWYZYjEI<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2066779966629372253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis time, the Moscow region felt the reach of Ukraine\u2019s long-range capabilities,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2066779966629372253\">said<\/a> Zelensky. \u201cAn oil refinery was hit at a distance of 500 kilometers. I thank the warriors of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence sile Forces for their effective work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky then repeated a message about the war that he has been saying for months, calling for Russia to end the war. He added on Tuesday morning that now Ukraine\u2019s drones would play a part in applying pressure on Russia to make that decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4608533\/volodymyr-zelensky-russian-attack-damaged-old-church\/\">ZELENSKY LAMENTS RUSSIAN ATTACK THAT DAMAGED 1,000-YEAR-OLD CHURCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia must be forced to end its war against our people,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2066779966629372253\">said<\/a> Zelensky. \u201cAnd Ukraine\u2019s long-range weapons are one of the important components of such pressure. This is a just response to Russian strikes \u2013 and to the dragging out of a war that must be ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGlory to Ukraine!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Russia launched another attack against Ukraine, striking the capital city of Kyiv. During the attack, the city\u2019s historic Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery complex, one of the oldest churches in Ukraine and a UNESCO World Heritage site, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4608533\/volodymyr-zelensky-russian-attack-damaged-old-church\/\">was damaged<\/a>. It was founded in the second half of the 11th century, with conflicting dates of establishment, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgh-bibliothek.de\/dokumente\/a\/a011458.pdf\">citing<\/a> either 1051 or 1074. Russia denied hitting the historic site, instead blaming the damage on a Patriot missile made by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine fires drones at Moscow\u2019s oil refinery, causing damage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2614493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-16-at-4.52.48-AM.png?w=500","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43326,81235,63921,79748],"class_list":["post-2614492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drone-attack","tag-moscow-oil-refinery","tag-russia-conflict","tag-ukrainian-drones"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-16-at-4.52.48-AM.png?w=500","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614496,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614492\/revisions\/2614496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}