Moscow refinery supplying 40% of capital's fuel erupts in flames after attack
Photo: Firefighters from Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (Getty Images)
As a result of a nighttime drone attack in Moscow, the Gazpromneft-MNPZ oil refinery caught fire, according to the Astra Telegram channel.
According to ASTRA's analysis of eyewitness footage, the oil refinery in Moscow was among the targets of the nighttime attack. The mayor of the Russian capital confirmed the attack on one of the refinery's facilities.
The Moscow Oil Refinery (Gazpromneft-MNPZ JSC) is one of Russia's largest oil refineries, located in Moscow's Kapotnya district. Its refining capacity is 11 million metric tons of crude oil per year.
The refinery supplies about 40% of Moscow's fuel market and 70% of the Moscow region's gasoline and jet fuel needs.
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Residents of the Moscow region and Moscow reported a large number of explosions throughout the night. The refinery was just one of the facilities targeted.
That same night, explosions were already heard near Moscow due to a drone attack. A series of explosions and drone swarms flying in several directions were recorded, and a fire likely broke out in warehouse facilities in the village of Sofino.
Fire Point stated that its FP-1 strike drones had destroyed a warehouse complex in the Moscow region. According to preliminary information, the facilities belonged to the company Sovremennye Skladskie Tekhnologii.
In addition, Moscow had already reported one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks in years, referring to the strike on the night of September 18.
