{"data":{"id":1856,"lang":"en","title":"Ukraine Launches Largest-Ever Drone Attack on Moscow, Setting Kapotnya Oil Refinery Ablaze","summary":"Ukraine struck Moscow with hundreds of drones in one of its biggest attacks of the war, hitting the Gazprom Neft Kapotnya oil refinery and disrupting three major airports.","category":"other","category_label":"Other","published_at":"2026-06-19T02:02:17Z","updated_at":"2026-06-19T02:02:17Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1856-ukraine-launches-largest-ever-drone-attack-on-moscow-setting-kapotnya-oil","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1856?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1856.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/4b0b58b3-1276-4733-9a19-ad0a9b9ca570/moscow-main_1781770645910_hpMain_16x9.jpg","word_count":176,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://abcnews.com/International/ukraine-strikes-moscow-oil-refinery-amid-large-scale/story?id=133990719","domain":"abcnews.com"},{"url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/g-s1-128782/moscow-ukraine-drone-attack-russia-oil-refinery","domain":"npr.org"},{"url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukrainian-drones-set-a-moscow-refinery-ablaze-in-a-major-attack-on-the-russian-capital","domain":"pbs.org"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":1929,"title":"Ukrajina zahájila největší dronový útok na Moskvu v historii války — rafinérie Kapotňa v plamenech","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/1929-ukrajina-zahajila-nejvetsi-dronovy-utok-na-moskvu-v-historii-valky-rafinerie","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1929?lang=cs"},"content":"Ukraine launched one of its largest single-night drone offensives of the war on June 18, targeting Moscow and surrounding regions with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles. Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed its air defenses shot down 555 drones, with approximately 180 intercepted near the capital — yet several broke through, setting Gazprom Neft's Kapotnya oil refinery ablaze for the second time in a single week.\n\nFootage shared on social media showed repeated strikes on the refinery, with large fireballs rising above the Kapotnya district. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin acknowledged the hits but offered no casualty figures. Flight operations at Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky airports were temporarily suspended, while traffic was halted on sections of the capital's ring road near the burning facility.\n\nPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strikes \"a fully justified response to Russian attacks on our cities and communities,\" framing the operation as both a military and a diplomatic signal aimed at pushing Moscow toward ceasefire negotiations. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian energy and fuel infrastructure to degrade the Kremlin's capacity to sustain its four-year war."}}