Germans visibly impressed by attack on Moscow refinery
Mykhailo Fedorov, Boris Pistorius, and other German Defense Ministry officials, June 18 (Photo: threads.com/michael.fedorov)
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov showed his
German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, footage of the June
18 drone strike on Moscow, with Pistorius and his aides being impressed by Ukraine’s
ability to penetrate air defenses around the Russian capital.
Fedorov, Pistorius, and other Western defense officials were gathered for the 35th the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, where allies pledged $4 billion in additional military aid to Kyiv. The Ukrainian minister posted a photo of him showing the Moscow strike footage on Threads.
“Showing German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius Moscow morning,” Fedorov captioned the meeting.
Besides Pistorius, members of the German delegation watched the video closely, he added.
Users on the platform, including Ukrainian singer Zlata Ognevich, reacted positively to the image. Comments included, “Germans always like to see Moscow burning,” “The Defense Ministry is stunned,” and “The expressions on their faces say a thousand words.”
Moscow came under a large-scale drone attack on the morning of June 18. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that Russian air defenses had shot down about 200 drones heading toward the capital.
Ukraine's Defense Forces later confirmed a second strike in recent days on Moscow's largest oil refinery, located in the Kapotnya district about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Kremlin. Large fires were reported across at least five locations within the facility, while thick black smoke spread across parts of the city.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery as a response to Russia's attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
Russian media outlets described the drone assault as the
largest attack on the Russian capital since the start of the war. Temporary
restrictions on arrivals and departures were imposed at all Moscow airports.
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