Ukraine strikes Moscow refinery in one of its largest drone attacks yet

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Steve Inskeep, Hannah Bloch, Diantha Parker

Published June 18, 2026 at 8:27 AM EDT

Ukraine carried out massive drone strikes on Moscow Thursday, in what appears to be its largest attack on Russia yet.

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