Ukrainian drones again strike Moscow oil refinery, damaging processing units
In a second attack within a week, Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow oil refinery overnight on June 18, damaging the Euro+ combined processing unit and causing multiple fires.
On the night of June 18, Ukrainian drones conducted a second attack within a week on the Gazpromneft Moscow oil refinery, damaging processing units and sparking multiple fires.
According to sources cited by Reuters, the attack damaged the Euro+ combined refinery unit, which was commissioned in 2020 as part of the plant's modernization. This unit accounts for 47% of the plant's capacity, or 140,000 barrels per day. Auxiliary equipment, oil product tanks, pipelines, and secondary units were also hit.
A previous attack on June 16 had damaged and set fire to the AVT-6 primary processing unit, which has a nominal capacity of about 160,000 barrels per day, or 53% of the plant's capacity. Sources said the plant had planned to restart the Euro+ unit by mid-week and operate at roughly half capacity while repairing AVT-6.
Ukrainian drones penetrated Moscow's layered air defense and struck the oil refinery in Kapotnya, causing a massive fire. Russian media called this the largest attack in two years.
