Ukraine reveals full list of Russian targets hit in overnight strikes
General Staff confirms attack on the Moscow oil refinery (photo: Russian media)
On the night of June 18, Ukraine's Defense Forces attacked the Moscow oil refinery, an oil depot, a railway bridge across the North Crimean Canal, and other Russian military-linked facilities, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Moscow oil refinery hit
According to the General Staff, the Moscow oil refinery in Russia's Moscow region was struck again. Hits and a large fire were recorded at the facility, with at least five separate fire outbreaks currently known.
The Moscow oil refinery has a processing capacity of more than 12 million tons of oil per year and, according to the Ukrainian military, is involved in supplying fuel to the Russian army.
According to preliminary geolocation data, the following are burning:
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A combined oil processing unit;
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Secondary processing units;
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The tank farm.
The Security Service of Ukraine added that the Moscow oil refinery is located approximately 15 kilometers from the Kremlin.
Fire at an oil depot in the Rostov region
The Gukovo oil depot in Russia's Rostov region was also struck.
The General Staff reported a hit and a fire at the facility. The depot is used for the storage and transfer of fuel and lubricants that support the military and transport infrastructure of the aggressor state.
Bridges and command post targeted
Ukrainian forces also attacked:
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A road bridge over the Kalka River near Hranitne in the Donetsk region;
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A railway bridge across the North Crimean Canal near Rozdolne in occupied Crimea.
According to the General Staff, these facilities were used for military transportation and logistics of the Russian forces.
In addition, a command post of the Russian forces was struck in the area of Soledar.
Fuel depots hit
The Defense Forces also carried out strikes on:
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Fuel and lubricant storage facilities in Mariupol and Piatypillia;
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A logistics and supply warehouse near Boikivske in the Donetsk region.
Results of previous strikes confirmed
The General Staff also released the results of additional reconnaissance of previously struck facilities.
In particular, it confirmed:
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The destruction of seven storage tanks with a total volume of 95,000 cubic meters at the Palkino station in the Yaroslavl region;
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Damage to three storage tanks and a section of an oil pipeline at the Kotovsk oil preparation and pumping facility in the Volgograd region;
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Damage to five storage tanks at the Tamanneftegaz terminal in the Krasnodar region.
The General Staff emphasized that all of these facilities were involved in supporting Russian forces.
Attack on Moscow on June 18
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow on the night of June 18. An oil refinery in Kapotnya was targeted, and the "Carpet" plan was introduced at four airports in the Russian capital.
