in-cyprus16 Jun 2026

Ukrainian drone strike halts operations at Moscow oil refinery

A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at the refinery that is the largest fuel supplier to the Moscow region on Tuesday, and two industry sources told Reuters that it had halted operations.

The sources said the strike on Gazprom Neft’s SIBN.MM refinery in southeast Moscow damaged a primary refining facility that accounts for 53% of the plant’s capacity....

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