Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia's war with Ukraine closer to home

There are moments when life in Moscow feels completely normal - Thursday morning wasn't one of them, writes Steve Rosenberg.

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In the south-east of the city an oil refinery had been hit during a Ukrainian drone attack - even from a distance the sight was surreal.

Thick smoke billowing from the direction of the facility had turned the sky dark. Like a giant black shroud, it hung over the Moscow skyline.

As extraordinary and eye-catching this was, so was the reaction of people near the refinery.

Paying minimal attention to the huge clouds of smoke, an angler sat by the side of a pond, staring out across the water as he carried on fishing.