Moscow hit by massive Ukrainian drone attacks; oil refinery damaged: Videos

3 min readUpdated: Sep 20, 2026 11:41 AM IST

Russian authorities said 186 drones were intercepted while approaching Moscow during the reported attack. (file photo)

Russia on Sunday reported a massive drone attack launched by Ukraine on the capital, Moscow, with the country’s TASS news agency reporting that a facility at the Moscow Oil Refinery was damaged in the ongoing attack.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said the drone attack was still underway and that a facility on the premises of the refinery had sustained damage. He said there were no casualties.

Large-scale drone attack underway in Moscow. Multiple impacts recorded across several sites in the Oblast. The scale of damage is not yet determined. The attack has continued for approximately four hours. pic.twitter.com/ljOX3Hgq8s — Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) September 20, 2026

“The attack on Moscow by enemy drones is ongoing. A facility on the premises of the Moscow Oil Refinery has sustained damage, but no casualties were reported,” Sobyanin wrote on the Max messenger, according to TASS.

First responders were deployed to the site following the reported damage, the mayor said. Emergency personnel were also working in areas where fragments from intercepted drones had fallen.

186 drones reportedly downed

The reported attack came as Russian authorities said a large number of drones had been intercepted while approaching Moscow.

According to TASS, the number of drones downed while approaching the Russian capital had reached 186. The news agency cited Sobyanin as saying that emergency crews were operating in areas where drone fragments had fallen.

The extent of the damage at the Moscow Oil Refinery was not immediately detailed in the information provided by TASS. There was also no reported casualty figure beyond the mayor’s statement that no casualties had been reported at the refinery facility.

🔥🇷🇺🇺🇦 UNREAL close-up video of a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow! Dude better go check his pants ASAP!! Writer: Jamie pic.twitter.com/RFRBJNmKij — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 20, 2026

The reports come amid continued Russian-Ukrainian hostilities, with Moscow and other Russian regions having faced repeated drone attacks during the conflict. However, the material provided does not give details about the specific locations from which the drones were launched or the Ukrainian side’s response to the reported attack.

TASS also reported other developments in Russia on Sunday, including an update from the country’s election authority that parliamentary election turnout had reached 44.58% as of 11 pm Saturday GMT.

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Separately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied reports of plans to mobilise 300,000 people by the end of the year, saying there were no such plans. TASS also reported that technical glitches affecting online voting terminals in Moscow on the first day of voting were resolved within 20 minutes.