NEW DELHI: More than four years into the war and now longer than the duration of World War I, the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues with no signs of slowing down. Ukraine on Tuesday launched a drone strike on an oil refinery in the Moscow region, with Russian authorities confirming damage to the facility.
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Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said a Ukrainian drone attack hit a facility at the Moscow oil refinery owned by Gazpromneft.
"There were no casualties. Emergency services are working at the scene," Sobyanin wrote on Telegram.
The mayor did not say whether the refinery's operations had been affected by the strike.
Videos circulating on social media showed a massive plume of dark smoke rising high into the sky from the refinery complex following the attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also shared footage of the strike and boasted Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities.
He wrote on X: "This time, the Moscow region felt the reach of Ukraine’s 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 of Ukraine, and the Missile Forces for their effective work."
