Russia threats escalation after Ukraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attack

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• The New York Times Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery BBC Russia threatens escalation after Ukraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attack CNBC

  according to Google News — Top Stories (English/US)

• Sergey Vakulenko, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Center in Berlin and a former Russian oil executive, told Bloomberg that a gas shortage in Moscow is now unavoidable.

  according to ZeroHedge

• The latest data from EA Analytics indicates that Russian crude-processing rates are set to drop to two-decade lows in June.

  according to ZeroHedge

• Ukraine war will escalate as Kremlin threatens revenge assaults in response to a massive Ukrainian attack on refineries, Moscow and througout Russia - leaving black plume over capital

  according to Daily Mirror - World News

• Russia has pleaded to carry out frequent and "massive group strikes" against Ukraine shortly after Kyiv launched a sweep of drones on Moscow.

  according to CNBC — World News +1

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