Multiple reports describe an explosion at a Moscow oil depot or refinery in which a fuel storage tank lid is thrown into the air. Footage cited by outlets shows a large blast and subsequent flames and thick black smoke at the facility. Several sources attribute the incident to a Ukrainian drone strike and say it damages one of Moscow’s energy sites. Brisbane Times, The Age, Guardian Europe, and the Sydney Morning Herald all describe the event as occurring during a Ukrainian drone attack deep inside Russia, with the blast affecting fuel storage infrastructure and sending the lid of a storage tank flying. The Daily Express similarly reports a fuel tank being flung upward after an attack on a Moscow oil refinery.
One outlet, the New York Post, presents an alternative explanation, claiming a Russian missile accidentally struck the refinery rather than a Ukrainian drone. That account says video shows a Russian surface-to-air missile missing its intended target and hitting the storage area. Overall, sources align on the visible effects of the explosion and the facility being struck, while they differ on the initiating cause.
