WASHINGTON (TNND) \u2014 Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery in a drone strike, disrupting commercial flights across Russia’s capital overnight Thursday.<\/p>\n
“Last night, our long-range sanctions once again reached the Moscow region \u2013 for the second time this week, the Moscow oil refinery was hit,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X on Thursday. “Targets were also struck in the Rostov region and in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This is a fully justified response to Russian attacks on our cities and communities, and another important result of our warriors\u2019 work against facilities that sustain Russia\u2019s war machine.”<\/p>\n
“In recent days, all of our partners have noted the precision and effectiveness of our mid-range strikes and long-range sanctions. It is time the war ended, and Russia must take the necessary steps in diplomacy,” he added.<\/p>\n
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that several drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery on the city’s southeastern outskirts, the New York Post reported<\/a>. The Russian Transport Ministry said that flights at four Moscow airports were stopped amid the strikes.<\/p>\n During the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin was hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kazan, 430 miles east of Moscow.<\/p>\n In a video shared by Zelensky in his post, a large tank cover shot up into the air from an explosion. The video showed multiple strikes and explosions across Moscow.<\/p>\n According to the Russian Defense Ministry, it shot down 555 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 200 that were targeting Moscow. It is unclear how many drones made it past the defense systems.<\/p>\n The drone strike on Moscow is one of Ukraine’s largest since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion over four years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want this war, we never did, and everyone knows it, and our partners know it,\u201d Zelensky told reporters Thursday. \u201cBut if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn.\u201d<\/p>\n The drone strike was in response to Russia\u2019s deadly attack on a 1,000-year-old monastery in Kyiv that killed at least 10 people on Monday.<\/p>\n Zelensky’s comments come after he returned to Ukraine from \u00c9vian-les-Bains, France, for the G7 summit, during which he discussed his country’s war efforts with several European leaders and President Trump.<\/p>\n