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UFO Over Moscow? No, It’s Lid Of Oil Tank Struck By Own Missile

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Moscow: A Russian air defence missile accidentally struck a major oil refinery in Moscow, sending its roof flying in the air. A dramatic video has now surfaced, showing the circular roof being launched into the air like a flying saucer amid a powerful explosion. The surface-to-air missile, which was deployed to intercept an incoming Ukrainian drone, missed its target and slammed directly into the refinery’s storage tank. The resulting blast crea…

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A huge explosion took place at an oil refinery in Moscow this week. Viral videos have been circulating showing the lid of an oil tank blowing up. A Russian robot may have been behind the explosion, according to a New York Times investigation.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Russia's air defenses are having significant difficulty countering Ukraine's increasingly large drone swarms. The large explosion that occurred at the Kapotnya oil refinery in Moscow on Thursday may have been caused by Russia's own air defenses, The New York Times reports. Based on social media videos analyzed and verified by the newspaper, the explosion may not have been caused by a Ukrainian drone, but by a Russian anti-aircraft missile.

·Finland
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Iltalehti broke the news in Finland on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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