Ukraine drone strikes hit oil depot near Moscow

An oil depot in Russia's Noginsk, near Moscow, was hit by Ukraine's overnight drone strikes on July 18, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

It was noted that the targeted facility was a class IIIa oil depot with 24 tanks holding a total capacity of 11,500 cubic meters. The site also hosts the Noginsk Fuel Equipment Plant, with damage assessments still being clarified.

The drone strikes were recorded simultaneously in several districts of the Moscow region. Logistics warehouses in Elektrostal city in Moscow Oblast, including Wildberries facilities, were also hit. Explosions were reported in the Tver and Vladimir oblasts.

Governor of Moscow Oblast Andrey Vorobyov confirmed that 26 people were injured in the attacks.

Russian media reported that in Elektrostal city, 24 people were injured after a drone struck the premises of the Wildberries warehouse, with some of the wounded in serious condition.

Vorobyov added that in Noginsk, two more people were injured when a fire broke out at the oil depot following a drone strike.