Record Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow kills 3, targets refinery

B BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 10:39 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Moscow and its surrounding region experienced a record number of drone attacks overnight, resulting in three fatalities and over a dozen injuries. Residential buildings sustained damage in multiple suburbs, and Moscow's oil refinery was also targeted in what authorities described as a rare strike. The attacks caused disruptions at all four Moscow airports, leading to numerous flight cancellations and delays, though operations have since resumed. The article notes that attacks on other Russian regions are continuing.

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Operations at all four Moscow airports faced rolling disruptions, leading to flight cancellations and delays.

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Record drone attacks occurred in Moscow and the surrounding region overnight.

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Moscow’s oil refinery was targeted in a rare strike.

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Residential buildings were damaged across several suburbs.

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At least three people were killed and over a dozen wounded in the drone attacks.

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Russia’s capital and the surrounding Moscow-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="128490" data-entity-type="location">Moscow region came under record drone attacks overnight, leaving at least three people killed and over a dozen wounded.Residential buildings were damaged across several suburbs and Moscow’s oil refinery was targeted in a rare strike, according to local authorities.Operations at all four Moscow-airports" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="128582" data-entity-type="location">Moscow airports faced rolling disruptions from late on Saturday but have resumed operations after dozens of flight cancellations and delays. Attacks on other Russian regions are ongoing.

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