An Epic Video Of Explosions In Moscow Has Been Posted

• 18.06.2026, 15:30

A huge fireball rises into the sky at the Moscow Oil Refinery.

Impressive videos of explosions at the Moscow oil refinery on June 18. The published videos show a huge plume of smoke rising as a result of the explosion, and the tank lid being blown high into the air before falling back down.

This moment sparked a flood of memes and jokes online. The video was posted on his Telegram channel by the head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation Petr Andryushchenko.

What We Know

The video shows a huge fireball rising into the sky following an explosion at the Moscow Oil Refinery. Along with it, the tank lid—which, when viewed from the side, resembles a UFO—was blown into the air.

“Is Moscow launching a UFO?” Petr Andryushchenko joked.

Memes about the attack on the Moscow Oil Refinery

Here are a few memes that flooded social media after the explosions at the Moscow Oil Refinery. Social media users are actively reacting to videos of fires and plumes of smoke over the Russian capital on June 18.

What led up to it

On the morning of June 18, Ukrainian drones carried out a new series of strikes on Moscow. The target of the strike on the capital of the aggressor country was a large oil refinery. A massive fire broke out at the site of the strike.

As a result of the attack, at least two storage tanks caught fire. Eyewitnesses posted videos online showing a massive fire on the plant’s grounds.

The attack was carried out in waves, beginning around 4:30 a.m. Moscow authorities claim that as of 6:40 a.m., air defense forces had allegedly shot down at least 43 drones as they approached the capital of the aggressor country and over its territory.