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Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery twice in one week in June 2026.

Open Claimed by Government of Ukraine on 18 June 2026.

Next check: 18 December 2026.

The statement

Zelensky called the strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery an entirely justified response to Russian strikes, saying 'If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow'.

Foreign audience · uk

  1. Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent Media · Unaffiliated origin: Zelensky statement, 18 Jun · published 2026-06-18 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

WhenFromToWhy
2026-10-30 18:00 UTC2026-11-032026-12-18Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record (ev-20261027-4zfq) holds Ukrainian claims of hitting the Moscow Oil Refinery and Russian officials' counts of drones downed, but no independent source confirming the refinery was hit twice in one week. Next check on the ladder from 2026-06-18 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly).

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-2235, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-2235/

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