Moscow is unable to protect its oil refineries from drones and is bracing for a wave of bankruptcies
Moscow authorities have acknowledged that they are unable to fully protect the capital’s oil refineries from drone attacks. At the same time, officials predict that the economic situation will worsen due to strikes on Wildberries warehouses.
This was reported by “Agency. News,” citing documents and correspondence from Moscow officials published by the hacker group Black8Mirror.
The correspondence, attributed to Alexander Gorbenko, Moscow’s deputy mayor for regional security and information policy, notes that the authorities will not be able to completely shield the capital’s oil refineries from attacks.
The documents also mention the possible construction of a mini-refinery in the Moscow region. According to the report, this idea was discussed during a meeting between Vladimir Putin and the government on July 8.
Separately, Moscow officials assessed the consequences of the strikes on Wildberries warehouses. By the end of 2026, they forecast an increase in small and medium-sized business bankruptcies, unemployment, and non-performing loans, as well as a decline in tax revenues.
The documents describe the drone attacks as an attempt to destabilize the situation and exacerbate social tensions ahead of the September elections in Russia.
Source: “Agency. News.”
As a reminder, widespread power outages are being reported in occupied Crimea.
As a reminder, on the night of August 16, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a number of key military facilities belonging to Russian forces in the temporarily occupied territories.
On the night of August 17, the Ukrainian military struck facilities associated with the storage, preparation, and launch of attack drones, as well as their control systems in Crimea and the Kherson region.
