A satellite image showed damage to a tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery
Satellite images have captured the aftermath of the strike on the Moscow oil refinery, where one of the tanks was left without its top cover following the drone attack. The damage was so extensive that it can be clearly seen even from Earth’s orbit.
The incident was the latest in a series of attacks on energy infrastructure in the region, despite the dense air defense system surrounding the facility.
Satellite photos released show one of the tanks at the Moscow Oil Refinery, whose lid was completely blown off after the explosion, indicating the significant force of the strike and localized destruction of infrastructure. According to Defense Express, the damage was so visible that it could be identified even without a detailed analysis of the images, which is rare for facilities with this level of protection.
Analysts note that the oil refinery is located within a multi-tiered air defense system, which includes several rings of anti-aircraft missile systems surrounding the facility. It is specifically emphasized that a “Pantsir” system is deployed on a special tower directly on the plant’s premises, which is intended to provide protection against air threats at close range.
Despite this concentration of air defense assets, the attack still resulted in damage to a key element of the tank farm’s infrastructure, raising further questions about the effectiveness of the multi-layered defense. Experts note that such incidents demonstrate the difficulty of fully protecting large industrial facilities even with advanced interception systems in place. Defense Express reports on this.
On the night of June 20, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of Russian military targets. Among the targets was a bridge near Henichesk, which the occupiers use to transport equipment and resupply their troops between occupied Crimea and the southern front.
In Taganrog, Russia, a power substation that supplied electricity to the “Atlant-Aero” defense enterprise was damaged. As a result, production lines involved in the manufacture of drones were disrupted.
