• Did Ukraine launch drones against power plants & refinery near Moscow?
  • Ukraine launched drones against power plants and a refinery near Moscow in an overnight attack, Moscow said on Sunday. The Russian defense ministry said on Telegram that the country’s air defense systems shot down 158 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, including nine over the Russian capital and its region.
  • What happened at Konakovo Power Station & Moscow oil refinery?
  • The Konakovo Power Station and the Moscow Oil Refinery were specific targets of the assault, according to Russian officials. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drones caused a fire at the refinery, according to a Reuters report.
  • Did a drone attack cause a fire at Russia’s oil refinery?
  • However, the footage filmed by the residents suggest that the drone attack caused explosions and fire at the power plant. Russian news agencies also reported a fire at the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya; videos from the site also suggested a drone strike on the oil depot.
  • What happened at the Russian oil refinery in Kapotnya?
  • Russian news agencies also reported a fire at the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya; videos from the site also suggested a drone strike on the oil depot. In spite of this, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there was “no damage or casualties”. Later, footage surfaced online showing a helicopter assisting in extinguishing a fire at the refinery.
  • Did Ukraine use long-range drones to strike a major oil plant?
  • Ukraine has been using its long-range drones, developed both by military intelligence and the SBU, for the strikes. “For SBU drones, a distance of 1,500 km is no longer a problem,” Zelenskiy said, apparently referring to a May 9 strike when a major oil processing plant in the Bashkiria region was hit.
  • How much oil will Russia’s Urals & Slavyansk oil refinery load in May?
  • Russia’s Urals, Siberian Light and Kazkahstan’s KEBCO oil grades loadings from Novorossiisk are planned at 2.3 million tons (543,000 bpd) in May. Slavyansk oil refinery, located in the Krasnodar region, was damaged after a weekend drone attack, state-run TASS reported on Monday, citing a company security official.