--- title: "RIGHT NOW 🚨 MOSCOW, Zelensky is targeting civilian infrastructure in Moscow, …" source: "https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/2067532727105249509" platform: "X / Twitter" factual_accuracy: 50 overall_accuracy: 35 tags: ["ukraine war", "russia", "nato", "ukraine", "civilian casualties", "moscow", "civilian infrastructure"] --- # Source fact-check: RIGHT NOW 🚨 MOSCOW, Zelensky is targeting civilian infrastructure in Moscow, … Original post: https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/2067532727105249509 Factual accuracy: 50% · Overall accuracy: 35% ## Source post **Target post by @Partisangirl** > RIGHT NOW 🚨 MOSCOW, Zelensky is targeting civilian infrastructure in Moscow, including energy sector. > > There will be a massive retaliation from Moscow towards Kiev. This all the fault of NATO's meddling in Ukraine in 2014, breaching the Warsaw pact. https://t.co/DUaIQPzax8 > [attached video 0](https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2067532150124302336/vid/avc1/1080x1440/nKiqzooZn0SEKfHD.mp4?tag=28) > > Video transcript: Очень низко. Ой, блядь! Ой! ## Post analysis Verdict: 35% · Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 19/06/2026 The post contains three main claims that must be evaluated together. First, the assertion that Zelensky is targeting civilian infrastructure in Moscow is partially true in that Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery and other targets, but the post strips out critical context: Ukraine has explicitly described these strikes as retaliatory attacks against Russia’s war machine and a response to Russia’s years of devastating strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure[^1]. The refinery is a state-owned facility producing fuel for both military and civilian use, so framing the attack as simply targeting civilians is misleading[^1]. Second, the claim that Moscow will launch massive retaliation toward Kyiv is largely accurate. Russian officials have publicly vowed “massive coordinated strikes,” and Russia has already carried out some of its largest aerial assaults on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv in recent weeks[^2]. The post’s wording implies future retaliation, but the retaliation is already underway[^2]. Third, the post’s central explanatory claim—that NATO meddled in Ukraine in 2014 and thereby breached the Warsaw Pact—is entirely false. NATO did not militarily intervene in Ukraine in 2014; its response was political condemnation, training support, and financial assistance. Moreover, the Warsaw Pact was formally dissolved on July 1, 1991, more than two decades before 2014[^3]. Because the post’s overarching narrative rests on a completely false historical premise and because it presents Ukrainian strikes without the essential context of Russia’s prior attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the post is highly misleading despite containing one largely accurate element. **Overall validity**: 35% [^1]: [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is targeting civilian infrastructure in Moscow, including the energy sector.](#PWVr8ekRdbsPSRnP6hxS) [^2]: [Moscow will launch a massive retaliation against Kiev.](#FIZyJUyiCOz2SFO8POEb) [^3]: [NATO intervened in Ukraine in 2014, thereby breaching the Warsaw Pact.](#COAllgqi6CoB4OLt7vYs) ## Claims found (3) ### 1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is targeting civilian infrastructure in Moscow, including the energy sector. — 65% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 19/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/PWVr8ekRdbsPSRnP6hxS Based on the available evidence, I can evaluate this claim: **Reasoning:** - Zelensky has indeed confirmed Ukrainian drone strikes on the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district, approximately 10 miles from the Kremlin, stating on June 18, 2026: "Our long-range sanctions once again reached the Moscow region: for the second time in a week, the Moscow Oil Refinery was hit"[^1][^2] - Zelensky explicitly characterized these strikes as retaliatory, stating they are "a completely fair response to Russian strikes on our cities and communities" and targeting "facilities that support the Russian war machine"[^1][^2] - Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian oil and gas facilities, arguing the energy sector "both funds and directly fuels Moscow's... invasion"[^3] - The Moscow refinery is a state-owned Rosneft facility that produces diesel and gasoline for military and civilian use, and Russia's local governor described it as "civilian infrastructure"[^3] - While energy infrastructure (oil refineries) is being targeted, the claim omits crucial context: Ukraine frames these as strategic strikes against Russia's war machine, not indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets, and presents them as retaliation for Russia's years of devastating attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure that have caused widespread civilian suffering[^4][^5] - Al Jazeera reported that residential buildings were also hit in Moscow during the broader attack, but the confirmed targets Ukraine emphasizes are the energy facilities[^6] **Overall validity**: 65% [^1]: [Zelensky on retaliatory strikes: 'If Ukraine burns, Moscow will burn too'](https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4135154-zelensky-on-retaliatory-strikes-if-ukraine-burns-moscow-will-burn-too.html) [^2]: [President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia must take the necessary ...](https://www.facebook.com/KyivPost/posts/president-volodymyr-zelensky-said-russia-must-take-the-necessary-diplomatic-step/1629543272386928) [^3]: [Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-hits-russian-energy-targets-denies-striking-kremlin-occupied-n-rcna347739) [^4]: [Why Russia Targets Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure — Especially in Winter – EuropeanRelations.com](https://europeanrelations.com/ukraine-section/why-russia-targets-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-especially-in-winter) [^5]: [Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure) [^6]: [Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia, hits Moscow ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKwrQVG6tY) ### 2. Moscow will launch a massive retaliation against Kiev. — 85% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 19/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/FIZyJUyiCOz2SFO8POEb Based on my research, here is the analysis of this claim: **Reasoning:** - Russian officials have explicitly vowed to launch "massive" retaliation against Ukraine after Kyiv conducted its largest drone attack on Moscow, striking a major oil refinery and other targets[^1]. - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of "massive coordinated strikes on a regular basis" in response to Ukraine's attacks on Moscow[^1]. - Russia has already conducted devastating large-scale strikes heavily targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, including a June 14-15 attack that damaged cultural sites and civilian infrastructure[^2]. - Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on June 2, 2026, firing 656 drones and 73 missiles at Kyiv and other cities, killing at least 22 civilians[^3]. - The claim is accurate in substance regarding Russian threats, though the "will" phrasing is slightly imprecise because Russia has already begun these retaliatory strikes rather than merely planning future ones[^2][^3]. **Overall validity**: 85% [^1]: [Russia has declared an ultimatum to Armenia](/claim/9fKooeQNM4ckkUzq08Yi) [^2]: [Russia controls 25 % of Ukrainian territory](/claim/tlykJDr7LQYGoLxPS2JD) [^3]: [Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022](/claim/Rrl9nvgLfGt7DW3P0tnO) ### 3. NATO intervened in Ukraine in 2014, thereby breaching the Warsaw Pact. — 0% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 19/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/COAllgqi6CoB4OLt7vYs **Fact Check Analysis:** **Claim: NATO intervened in Ukraine in 2014, thereby breaching the Warsaw Pact.** **Reasoning:** - NATO did not militarily intervene in Ukraine in 2014. In 2014, Russia illegally annexed Crimea and began its aggression in eastern Ukraine (Donbas), and NATO condemned these Russian actions while supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity[^1][^2]. - NATO's response to Russia's 2014 aggression consisted of political condemnation, capability-building support, training for Ukrainian troops, and financial assistance to reform Ukraine's armed forces—not military intervention[^3][^1]. - The Warsaw Pact was formally dissolved on July 1, 1991, in Prague, having already effectively ceased to exist earlier that year[^4][^5][^6][^7]. It had not existed for over two decades by 2014. - The claim appears to conflate Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine with NATO's actions, and fundamentally misunderstands the timeline of the Warsaw Pact's dissolution. **Overall validity**: 0% [^1]: [Relations with Ukraine | NATO Topic](https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/partnerships-and-cooperation/relations-with-ukraine) [^2]: [Ukraine–NATO relations - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations) [^3]: [NATO's support for Ukraine | NATO Topic](https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/partnerships-and-cooperation/natos-support-for-ukraine) [^4]: [Dissolution of the Warsaw Pact - 1 July 1991 | ENRS](https://enrs.eu/article/dissolution-of-the-warsaw-pact-1-july-1991) [^5]: [Warsaw Pact - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact) [^6]: [The Warsaw Pact Dissolves | Seventeen Moments in Soviet History](https://soviethistory.msu.edu/1991/warsaw-pact-dissolves) [^7]: [Dissolution of the Warsaw Pact | Diplomacy and International Relations | Research Starters | EBSCO Research](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/diplomacy-and-international-relations/dissolution-warsaw-pact)