{"id":1996901,"date":"2026-06-18T10:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1996901"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:07:16","slug":"if-ukraine-burns-so-will-moscow-zelenskyy-says-after-refinery-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1996901","title":{"rendered":"\u2018If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,\u2019 Zelenskyy says after refinery fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/37\/59\/1200x675_cmsv2_50fb981b-624d-5a74-9dce-48aef7ed4b98-9733759.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2902998-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2902998\" data-cid=\"9803837\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2902998-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/38\/37\/189x106_cmsv2_f6e824c1-0806-5a01-8626-81a3ddd59b3f-9803837.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Members of the Resiliency Empowerment Support Team (REST) talk to a homeless person sleeping under a bridge in Chico, Ca\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US to invest over $700mn to tackle mental illness and homelessness\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2902986-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2902986\" data-cid=\"9803786\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2902986-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/37\/86\/189x106_cmsv2_01befd69-0ee3-5ec3-9c94-f99d370a222d-9803786.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE: Pro-regime demonstrators wave Iranian flags and a portrait of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and his slain father in a gathering at a square in Tehran, 29 May 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US and Iran sign deal, but who really won? 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alt=\"Ukraine&apos;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a welcome ceremony ahead of German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin Germany, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a welcome ceremony ahead of German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin Germany, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspSasha Vakulina\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1781777236\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-06-18 12:07:16 +02:00\">18\/06\/2026 &#8211; 12:07 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"12:20\">12:20<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div 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Moscow\u2019s refinery \u2014 in response to Russia&#8217;s attack on a UNESCO-protected cathedral earlier this week was \u201centirely justified.\u201d<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>\u201cIf Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it \u2014 we will not sit quietly, we will respond,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his comments on Ukraine\u2019s strike on Moscow&#8217;s oil refinery on Thursday morning. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,&#8221; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s president said Kyiv\u2019s drone strike on the Moscow oil refinery is Kyiv\u2019s response to Russia\u2019s attack against the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historic and religious symbols of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were at the Lavra, and I said we will prepare a response and you will see it. I think you are seeing it now,\u201d Zelenskyy said, insisting that all Kyiv wants is to end Russia\u2019s war. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not want this war and never have. Everyone knows this, and our partners know it too,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy also stressed that Moscow air defence \u2014 the strongest and most elaborate in the country \u2014 could not intercept Ukraine&#8217;s drone attack, which he called \u201centirely justified\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you can all see, regardless of the three rings of air defence that Moscow has in place, we have said that we will target them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow oil refinery is one of the largest in Russia, supplying about 40% of the Moscow fuel market and the majority of the region&#8217;s petrol.<\/p>\n<p>It also provides aviation fuel to all four of Moscow&#8217;s major airports and has a processing capacity of more than 12 million tonnes of crude oil per year, according to Ukraine&#8217;s General Staff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" 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Putin should intensify from Ukraine, Europe and the US, Zelenskyy said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also time for the Russians to come to their senses and put pressure on their leader,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div 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I think you are seeing it now,\u201d Zelenskyy said, insisting that all Kyiv wants is to end Russia\u2019s war.\u00a0\u201cWe do not want this war and never have. 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