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Moscow oil refinery struck in Ukraine’s biggest air raid on city since start of war
Kyiv says attack, which also forced evacuation at Russia’s biggest airport, was in response to strike on historic monastery Explainer: how significant was attack on Moscow? Ukrainian drones have hit several locations across Moscow in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting a major oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport. Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as a response to Russia’s strike on a historic Kyiv monastery complex earlier this week. Continue reading...
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Kyiv says attack, which also forced evacuation at Russia’s biggest airport, was in response to strike on historic monastery Explainer: how significant was attack on Moscow? Ukrainian drones have hit several locations across Moscow in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting a major oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport. Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as a response to Russia’s strike on a historic Kyiv monastery complex earlier this week. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Moscow oil refinery struck in Ukraine’s biggest air raid on city since start of war, Kyiv says attack, which also forced evacuation at Russia’s biggest airport, was in response to strike on historic monastery Explainer: how significant was attack on Moscow? Ukrainian drones have hit several locations across Moscow in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting a major oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport. Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as a response to Russia’s strike on a historic Kyiv monastery complex earlier this week. Continue reading…
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