Event Brief
Moscow oil refinery hit in reported drone attack
By The BriefBrief · Sources (40)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM ET
Summary: A Moscow Oil Refinery was hit during drone attacks, which Russia described as part of the largest overnight Ukrainian barrage this year. The incident occurred as Russia entered the final day of voting in its parliamentary elections.
WHO: Russia
WHAT: Russia reported that drones hit the Moscow Oil Refinery during an overnight barrage.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond Russia’s claim that the refinery was hit during the overnight Ukrainian drone barrage.
How this story developed (showing 3 of 3 earlier reports)
Sources (40):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
CNN World,
Daily Maverick,
Defense News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
Times of India,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Wall Street Journal,
Washington Post
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