Ukraine drone strike brings war to streets of Moscow: ‘this is the new reality’

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-19 · 15:58 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Ukraine conducted its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, setting an oil refinery ablaze in the Kapotnya area and engulfing the capital in smoke. This event, occurring on Thursday, has brought the conflict directly to the streets of Moscow. Residents, like shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev in the Maryino district, are preparing for potential further attacks and fuel shortages, viewing these incidents as a new reality. Such attacks were not anticipated when Russia launched its full-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022, but have become increasingly common in recent months.

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Shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev stated Russians need to 'get used to' a new reality of attacks and potential shortages.

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Kyiv set an oil refinery ablaze in the Kapotnya area with a drone attack.

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A Ukrainian drone strike occurred in the Moscow district of Maryino.

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The drone attacks on Moscow have become part of life in Russia in recent months.

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In the Moscow district of Maryino on Friday, shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev braced for more Ukrainian attacks and possible petrol shortages, saying Russians needed to “get used to” a new reality.A day earlier, Kyiv set an oil refinery ablaze in the nearby Kapotnya area in its biggest Moscow" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="149290" data-entity-type="event">drone attack on Moscow in years, engulfing the Russian capital in smoke.Such scenes were unthinkable when Moscow launched its Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="149289" data-entity-type="event">full-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022, but have in recent months become part of life in Russia.

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