Event Brief
Ukraine drone attack sets Moscow oil refinery ablaze
By The BriefBrief · Sources (40)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM ET
Summary: Ukraine carried out what it called its largest-ever drone attack on Moscow, igniting a major oil refinery in the Russian capital. The blaze occurred as parliamentary voting neared its close, according to the article description.
WHO: Ukraine
WHAT: A drone attack ignited a major oil refinery in Moscow.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the reported drone attack.
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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