Steve Rosenberg: Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia's war with Ukraine closer to home
A Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday hit an oil refinery in southeast Moscow, causing thick smoke to billow over the city.
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Open questions and key claims
Shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev stated Russians need to 'get used to' a new reality of attacks and potential shortages.
The Kremlin said it will ‘continue’ striking Ukraine after the drone attack on Moscow.
Air defence forces are continuing to repel a large-scale attack. Several drones managed to reach the [Moscow oil refinery].
Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Kyiv had once again hit the Moscow region with 'long-range sanctions' in response to a Russian attack on Kyiv.
Russia launched 90 drones at Ukraine between late Thursday and early Friday.
Almost 1,000 drones and four Ukrainian cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed across the country in 24 hours.
Russia said its air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed 555 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight.
Moscow downed over five dozen drones on Thursday.
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