Russia Threatens Massive Retaliation After Ukraine's Largest Ever Drone Attack on Moscow!

Описание: Russia has pledged to conduct frequent "massive group strikes" against Ukraine, following Kyiv's largest-ever drone attack on Moscow involving nearly 200 drones. The strikes on Wednesday and Thursday hit the Gazprom oil refinery on Moscow's southeastern outskirts, triggering a massive explosion and billowing black smoke. Four Moscow airports temporarily grounded flights, and 16 people were reportedly injured.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that massive strikes would be conducted regularly against targets affecting Ukraine's military combat readiness. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy defended the attacks as a response to Russia's strike on the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Kyiv this week. "If Ukraine burns, Moscow will burn too," Zelenskyy warned, adding this was a fully justified response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Russian "milbloggers" expressed concern about vulnerabilities in Russian air defenses, while the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that these strikes demonstrate growing vulnerabilities in Russia's air defense systems against Ukraine's long-range strikes.

Amid the escalation, US President Donald Trump pledged to "do whatever I can" to end the war and urged the Kremlin to "make a deal." Trump said he had spoken with both Zelenskyy and Putin in recent days.

Source: CNBC • June 19, 2026