Moscow deploys elevated anti-drone teams after refinery strike
After the drone attack on the Moscow Oil Refinery, aerial platforms were installed in the Russian capital to combat drones (Photo: Plushev/Telegram)
Armed military personnel have begun appearing on elevated platforms across Moscow following a Ukrainian drone strike on the Moscow oil refinery, as authorities seek to strengthen defenses against unmanned aerial attacks, The Moscow Times reported on June 17.
A photograph of one such tower near Moscow City was published on Telegram by journalist Alexander Plushev.
"There was a similar installation in Kapotnya. It didn't help," he wrote.
On June 16, the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district was struck by Ukrainian drones. According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), the attack damaged the refinery's "heart" — a key primary oil-processing unit — despite the facility being surrounded by numerous air defense systems.
The Moscow Oil Refinery processes about 11 million metric tons of crude oil annually and supplies roughly 50% of the Russian capital's diesel fuel needs. Reuters, citing its sources, reported that the refinery suspended operations following the drone attack.
On June 8, Agentstvo News reported that anti-drone netting had been installed over truck parking areas in Russia's Valdai district of Novgorod Oblast, about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from the official residence of Vladimir Putin.
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