19 Jun 2026, 09:59 UTC4 sourcesActor: Ukrainian forces
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Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that Russian air defense forces shot down 16 Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow on the afternoon of June 19. The headline references a total of 35 drones intercepted on approach to Moscow over a 90-minute period.
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“35 Ukrainian drones shot down on approach to Moscow in 90 minutes
<p>Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defense forces shot down 16 Ukrainian drones heading toward the Russian capital on the afternoon of June 19.<p>”
“Moscow repels dozens of Ukrainian drones in daytime attack, mayor says
The drones were intercepted over the space of two hours between 12:10 p.m. and 2:12 p.m. local time, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported.”
“**Sobyanin**:
Today the enemy carried out another massive attack on Moscow. Air defense forces alone shot down 76 drones at the near perimeter. There are no destructions or casualties.
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“Moscow Oil Refinery halts operations after largest-ever drone attack on Russian capital, General Staff says
The strike damaged a combined oil processing unit, three RVS-10000 oil storage tanks, and one RVS-30000 tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery. The facility has suspended oil …”
“Ukraine war latest: Kyiv targets Moscow for second day in a row following record drone assault
<p><strong>Key developments on June 19:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Kyiv targets Moscow for second day in a row following record drone assault;</strong></li><li><strong>Moscow Oil R…”
“3/ 'Pozdnyakov' is indignant about this:
"Migrants from fraternal China published a video of a surface-to-air missile (or a MANPADS missile) hitting a storage tank at a Moscow oil refinery. Now the footage is spreading across Chinese and global social media."”