18 Jun 2026, 15:36 UTC8 sourcesActor: Ukrainian forces
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A Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow, described as the "biggest attack on Moscow," occurred prior to the post timestamp. Pro-Kremlin propagandists, Z-bloggers, and state television channels reacted variously, with Russian national TV largely omitting the event from morning newscasts.
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“How pro-Kremlin voices are reacting to the biggest attack on Moscow: propagandists call for jailing those who post drone footage, Z-bloggers praise air defenses, and state TV goes quiet
<p>Russia’s national television channels largely ignored the Ukrainian drone strike on Mos…”
“Ukraine war latest: Black smoke rises over Moscow as Ukrainian drones strike refinery in Russian capital
<p><strong>Key developments on June 18:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow since start of Russia's full-scale invasion, hits …”
“Moscow refinery sustains significant damage after two drone attacks – Reuters
The second drone attack in a week on the Moscow oil refinery owned by Gazprom Neft has damaged a second major crude processing unit and triggered multiple fires at the facility.”
“📝**Rybar's Main Points**📝
__digest of materials for June 18__
The strike on Moscow became the most significant [event](https://t.me/rybar/81162) not only of these past hours, but certainly of the coming days as well. Too much was "affected," and the consequences will be dis…”
“New footage confirms that an errant Russian surface to air missile was responsible for the tank roof toss at the Moscow Oil Refinery this morning. https://t.co/H5kdsuO2pY”
“‘This is our payback’: Meduza readers in Moscow respond to Ukraine’s largest drone attack of the war
<p>On the night of June 18, Moscow and the surrounding region were hit in the largest Ukrainian drone attack in the war so far. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that nearly 2…”
“Moscow, a Russian soldier attempts to engage, and misses, an incoming Ukrainian attack drone with a MANPADS at near point blank range. https://t.co/8IgLfiM6Ec”