Ukrainian forces conducted their largest combined missile and drone strike package against strategic targets in Moscow Oblast on the night of September 19 to 20, ahead of the final day of voting in the Russian State Duma elections.
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Ukrainian forces conducted their largest combined missile and drone strike package against strategic targets in Moscow Oblast on the night of September 19 to 20, ahead of the final day of voting in the Russian State Duma elections.
On the night of 19-20 September, Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and Moscow Oblast.
A major fire broke out at the Sofyino logistics technopark and the oil refinery in the Kapotnya district.
On September 19, a court ordered him held in pretrial detention for two months.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed hitting the Gazprom Neft Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district, roughly 15 kilometers from the Kremlin.
Long-range strikes hit the AVT-6 primary crude processing unit, an integrated oil refining unit, and an isomerization unit, sparking a large fire across the plant.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Ukrainian army attempted to attack Russian territory with 'Flamingo' cruise missiles and drones in the night leading to September 20.
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