Moscow, Sevastopol, Samara refinery: Ukrainian drones harassed Russians overnight
Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Russian air defense intercepted 12 drones near Moscow, while others targeted Sevastopol and a refinery in Samara.
- In Sevastopol, a museum housing a panorama of the Crimean War siege caught fire after a drone attack.
- The Kuibyshev refinery in Samara, a major oil processing facility, also reportedly caught fire following a drone strike.
Russian air defense systems intercepted 12 drones approaching Moscow overnight, according to the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin. Simultaneously, attacks targeted the occupied city of Sevastopol and the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara.
In Sevastopol, the roof of a museum containing a famous panorama depicting the siege of the city during the Crimean War caught fire after being hit by Ukrainian drones. Mikhail Razvozhayev, head of the Russian-installed authorities in Crimea, condemned the attack, vowing retribution for the "desecration."
The Kuibyshev refinery in Samara, located approximately 800-900 kilometers from Ukraine's borders, also reportedly experienced a fire due to a drone attack. This facility is one of the largest oil processing enterprises in the Samara region, producing aviation fuel among other products. This marks at least the third drone attack on the refinery this year, with previous incidents occurring in January, March 2024, and August 2025.
Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.