Event Brief
Ukrainian drones hit Moscow, damaging oil refinery
By The BriefBrief · Sources (40)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM ET
Summary: A large-scale overnight drone attack by Ukraine hit Moscow, killing at least two people and damaging a major oil refinery, Moscow’s regional governor Andrey Vorobyov said. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted, with 450 aimed at the capital, and that the attack was meant to disrupt Russia’s parliamentary elections.
WHO: Ukraine
WHAT: A large-scale overnight drone attack on Moscow damaged an oil refinery and killed at least two people.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHY: The attack was planned to disrupt Russia’s parliamentary elections, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 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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