Zelenskyy says 'Moscow will burn' if Russian strikes continue
Zelenskyy said the refinery strike was justified retaliation and called for wider sanctions on Russia’s energy, banking and defense sectors.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the drone strike on Moscow's oil refinery was retaliation for Monday's attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, warning that 'Moscow will burn' if attacks on Ukraine continue.
- Monday's drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least 10 people and damaged the 1,000-year-old Lavra monastery, prompting Zelenskyy to vow a response that materialized Thursday morning.
- The Moscow oil refinery supplies about 40% of the capital's fuel market and processes more than 12 million tonnes of crude oil annually; Zelenskyy called the strike 'entirely justified' after Russian air defenses failed to intercept it.
- Scheduled to attend a military allies meeting in Brussels on Thursday, Zelenskyy urged Europe and the United States to intensify sanctions on Russia's energy and defense sectors to force President Vladimir Putin to end the war.
- Zelenskyy emphasized that 'all Kyiv wants is to end Russia's war' and urged Russian citizens to pressure Putin, arguing they bear the conflict's cost and warning, 'If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,' if aggression persists.
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'If Ukraine burns, Moscow burns': Zelenskyy makes good on his warning with massive drone strike
Nine miles from the Kremlin, the sky went black.Ukraine hit the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week early Thursday one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's full-scale invasion began more than four years ago. Massive fires raged at the facility in the Kapotnya district, one of Russia's largest refineries, responsible for more than a third of the capital's fuel. Thick black clouds rolled over the city. Four Moscow airports shu…
'Oil rain' after drone attack in Russia as Zelensky threatens: 'Moscow will burn'
Incredible images of Kyiv's drone attack on Moscow are being broadcast around the world, with columns of smoke rising above the city and a giant fuel tank lid flying through the air; 'Now that you know what’s going on, ask Putin when he is planning to end it'
Ukraine is responding to Russia’s criminal attack on Lavra with strikes on Moscow region,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Russian drone strike on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a "crime against humanity" and an attack on one of the most important Christian shrines. Ukraine is responding with strikes on Russian military and fuel facilities.
The attack on Moscow is a just retaliation for Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, which, among other things, damaged the Kiev Pechersk Lavra Orthodox monastery. As long as Ukraine burns, Moscow will burn, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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