650 Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow’s largest fuel hub in a night attack and a fire broke out

Ukraine dispatched more than 650 drones to attack the Moscow region of Russia in the early morning of the 5th and 6th, killing at least two people. Russian military bloggers described this as one of the largest attacks on Moscow State since the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia war, and hit the largest fuel storage facility in the region.

Reuters reported on the 6th that Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that Ukraine launched more than 650 drones in the direction of Moscow, and most of them were shot down. Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov pointed out that the state shot down or intercepted 185 Ukrainian drones, injured 7 people, and damaged 47 houses, 4 apartments, and 3 cars.

Yuri Podolyaka, a well-known Russian military blogger, pointed out that an oil storage tank at the Volodarskaya oil storage and distribution facility, the largest in Moscow region, was hit. However, Russian officials have not confirmed that the facility was attacked.

The Volodaskaya facility stores diesel, gasoline and aviation fuel. It is an important hub in the distribution system of Russian state-owned oil pipeline operator Transneft, connecting Moscow's main refineries and supplying fuel to the capital's three large airports. The Ukrainian military blog Supernova+ also posted a video showing a fire burning in the area. Reuters has not yet been able to verify the authenticity of the image.

Podolyaka and other Russian military bloggers also pointed out that the Ukrainian army's attack also attempted to hit an oil refinery southeast of Moscow, but was intercepted by the Russian air defense system. The refinery has been attacked several times before, most recently on September 20, during the Russian parliamentary elections.