Drone strikes hit Noginsk oil depot and Moscow Oblast warehouses

newsJul 18, 2026201,175

Ukraine's military carried out a large-scale drone attack overnight on July 18 that Russian channels say set fire to an oil depot in Noginsk and a Wildberries fulfillment center in Elektrostal, both east of Moscow. Local photos and videos purport to show thick black smoke from the Noginsk depot roughly 50 kilometers east of the Kremlin, and a large fire at the Wildberries site south of Noginsk. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said over 370 Ukrainian drones were launched toward Moscow Oblast and that 64 were downed while approaching the capital. The Elektrostal strike was the second Wildberries fulfillment-center hit that night, after a facility in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, was struck earlier. The Kyiv Independent says it cannot immediately verify the reports and notes that Ukraine's military has not commented. The attack follows a month after Ukraine's June 18 drone strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery and comes amid an intensified Ukrainian long-range campaign targeting Russian military, industrial, and energy infrastructure; Reuters has reported the Moscow Oil Refinery is unlikely to resume production this year after earlier damage.

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦

@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social

Burning Russian oil depot in Noginsk, Moscow region, after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack.

2884h ago

Antony46465

Interesting. If I remember well, a lot of the fuel for Moscow Oblast goes through Noginsk. This will complicate logistics immensely...

Tim Lowe4

To be clear, the dildo of consequence remains unlubed. #putinDelendaEst #NAFO

Leaning Red Panda3

It seems the guy is trying to climb on top of the roof of the garage to see fires better - even locals enjoy Mordor on fire 😍

nexiagsi.bsky.social2

That should be it: 55.844043, 38.431845

Sophie Baskerville2

It is good to have a hobby.

(((Tendar)))

@tendar.bsky.social

Aside from the Wildberries logistics hub, Ukrainian long-range drones also struck the nearby oil depot in Noginsk, Moscow region, in Russia.

2584h ago

Maria Drutska

@mariadrutska.bsky.social

Some nice morning videos of last night's drone sanctions for your feed. In addition to an oil depot in Moscow oblast, logistics centers in Tambov and Moscow were also sanctioned, with Tambov being hit hard by Russian air defence. I guess we know what airdefence doing.💥

1534h ago

Quoting this

Frode #Fella4

First thing I thought when I saw that the Wildberries warehouse was burning was "this is russian AD". And of course it was. Of course.

UNITED24 Media

@united24media.com

👀 Overnight drone strikes triggered major fires across Russia. In Tambov, a Wildberries warehouse in Kotovsk was hit. In the Moscow region, blazes engulfed a Wildberries site in Elektrostal and an oil depot in Noginsk following heavy explosions.

1595h ago

Artists Against Fascists Organization3

Um, I'm not a forensic fire investigator, but that dense black smoke appears to float more than a warehouse of burning Temu products.

Tim White

@twmcltd.bsky.social

This is how the sky in eastern Moscow looks this morning. An enormous thick pall of smoke hangs heavy in the air. But it's not all from the Wildberries warehouse - Ukraine also hit an oil depot nearby in Noginsk. Two people are reported injured in that explosion.

702h ago

Tim White60

And here's a closer look at the burning oil depot in Noginsk. It's about 8km (5 miles) away from the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrosatal. Look carefully in the background after 7 seconds and you will see the Wildberries smoke.

Baba Yaga Fèlla

@babayagafella.bsky.social

The oil depot in Noginsk is still flaming up pretty good. We’ve got another gusher for your morning coffee. 🤭 #russianLosses #KineticSanctionsEnforcement #UkraineNews

637h ago

Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦

@insideukraine.bsky.social

⚡️Oil depot, warehouse in Moscow Oblast reportedly set ablaze by Ukrainian drones. Photos and videos posted to social media by local residents purport to show thick black smoke rising from an oil depot in the city of Noginsk, located approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the Kremlin.

417h ago

Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦6

The latest attack on oil infrastructure in Russia's capital region comes exactly one month after Ukrainian forces launched their largest-ever drone attack on Moscow, striking the Moscow Oil Refinery on June 18.

Mina Hanse

@mina-hanse.bsky.social

A reservoir at an oil depot in Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, is on fire. t.me/supernova_pl...

307h ago

Lewi Whalberg

@anno1540.bsky.social

1/4 More from the scene: Ukrainian drone strike reached a major civilian logistics facility in Noginsk Elektrostal, east of Moscow. t.me/exilenova_pl...

245h ago

Lewi Whalberg3

2/ A Wildberries logistics hub is a large warehouse and distribution center operated by Wildberries, one of the biggest e commerce marketplaces in Russia and neighboring countries.

Pax Lusitanica

@paxlusitanica.bsky.social

Some reports claim they hit the large oil depot at Noginsk. Perhaps the darkened skies are related to that rather than the Wildberries fire in nearby Elektrostal.

204h ago

Raccoon-Dog

@kingraccoondog.bsky.social

Noginsk, Moscow Oblast: the oil depot has been hit and is on fire. (watch till end)

138h ago

Peter Schrijver

@psguu.bsky.social

1/2 🇺🇦 droneaanvallen regio Moskou: ‘Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyev confirmed fires at an oil depot in Noginsk and a Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal. According to the head of the region, both objects caught fire as a result of the fall of Ukrainian drones’. t.me/astrapress/1...

104h ago

Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine

@svecrumba.bsky.social

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones toward Moscow, setting Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center on fire. kyivindependent.com/oil-depot-in...

104h ago

Russia Monitor

@milonews.bsky.social

In addition to the logistics hubs under attack, a strategic oil depot in Noginsk, Moscow region, is also burning. This depot contained 11,500 cubic meters of gasoline, diesel, and aviation kerosene for the capital region. 3/4

102h ago

Cross-Posted News #TheyLiedToYou

@crosspostnews.bsky.social

IRNA: The #Ukraine military targeted energy infrastructure in Moscow last night, continuing its drone attacks on #Russia. Ukrainian media reported that an oil depot in the Russian capital caught fire in the drone attacks. Image - oil depot in Noginsk (50 kilometers east of the Kremlin).

Unimaginably huge and wide plume of black smoke rising in the air and spilling into a dark cloud extending to the horizon, surrounded by flat fields

54h ago

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kyivindependent.comMoscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital newsukraine.rbc.uaMassive fires erupt in Moscow region after strike on warehouses and oil depot

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