Reuters: Ukrainian drone attack halts oil processing at Moscow refinery on final day of Russia’s State Duma election. Repairs could take weeks.
The Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya has stopped processing crude because of a Ukrainian drone attack on September 20, the last and main day of voting in Russia’s State Duma elections, three industry sources told Reuters.
On the final day of Russia’s State Duma elections, a Ukrainian drone attack halted oil processing at the Moscow refinery in Kapotnya, according to three industry sources. Both of the refinery’s primary crude distillation units caught fire during the attack, with repairs expected to take several weeks, Reuters reported. Since September 21, fuel from the Moscow refinery has not been offered for sale on the St. Petersburg Exchange.
On September 20, Ukraine launched its largest attack on Moscow since the full-scale invasion began, with over 1,600 drones shot down across all approaches, as claimed by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The refinery was damaged in the previous largest attack on Moscow in June 2026, though it had since restarted earlier than initially predicted.
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