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Two Dead in Moscow Region, Drones Hit Oil Refinery in Russian Capital
- On Sunday, September 20, 2026, a massive Ukrainian drone attack struck the Moscow region during the final day of parliamentary elections, killing at least two people and damaging the Moscow Oil Refinery.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that air defenses intercepted more than 1,600 drones since Saturday, with 450 aimed at the capital; he claimed the operation sought to disrupt the parliamentary vote.
- Strikes damaged homes across 17 municipalities, Governor Andrei Vorobyov confirmed, forcing the evacuation of 400 people, including 70 children, from a 21-storey residential block in the Ramenskoye district.
- The strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery, which processed 11.6 million metric tons of oil in 2024, occurred despite President Donald Trump's September 14 announcement that both sides agreed to halt energy attacks.
- Operational realities continue to override diplomatic agreements during the conflict's fifth year, maintaining pressure on the Kremlin's vital fuel revenue sources and illustrating the fragility of international mediation.
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According to the mayor of the Russian capital, 1,600 drones were shot down by the air defence and a refinery was damaged.
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·Rome, Italy
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Moscow and its region were targeted on Sunday morning by a large-scale drone attack that killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the last day of Russian legislatures.
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