The Moscow Refinery, which was attacked at night, controls a third of the fuel market in the Russian capital
On the morning of June 16, 2026, drones attacked Moscow’s largest oil refinery in the Kapotnya district, resulting in a massive fire breaking out on the facility’s grounds.
This strike is an extremely painful blow to the aggressor country’s economic and civilian infrastructure, as the Moscow Oil Refinery effectively sustains the Russian capital.
In the wake of the attack, temporary flight restrictions were imposed at Moscow airports, and emergency services responded to the crash sites.
Moscow and the Moscow region came under a massive air operation, and monitoring resources reported numerous drones in the sky.
The facility is located in southeastern Moscow, approximately 450 km from the border with Ukraine, and is owned by Gazpromneft. Eyewitnesses reported heavy smoke in the area around the facility, after which emergency safety measures were implemented there.
A successful attack on the Moscow Refinery could completely paralyze the entire Moscow region due to its unique strategic importance to the Russian Federation.
The plant supplies up to 40% of Moscow’s fuel market and about 70% of the gasoline needs of Moscow and the surrounding region.
Specifically, the plant accounts for about 35% of Moscow’s total fuel market, and one in three cars in the Russian capital is fueled by this plant.
In addition, the oil refinery covers up to 40% of Moscow’s total demand for automotive gasoline and supplies about 50% of the metropolis’s diesel fuel needs.
Moscow’s critical dependence on this facility extends beyond the production of automotive fuel. The plant is the primary supplier of bitumen—used in the construction or repair of every other street in Moscow.
A shutdown of the Moscow Oil Refinery threatens the city with a massive infrastructure collapse and a severe supply crisis.
An oil refinery is on fire in Moscow following an attack — CPD
According to Kovalenko, the ELOU AVT-6—a primary oil refining unit on which the plant’s operational capacity depends—is on fire at the Moscow Oil Refinery.
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