Record Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow kills 3, targets refinery

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.

Ukraine launched a large-scale retaliatory drone strike across 14 Russian regions, including the Moscow area, resulting in at least four deaths. The attack, involving nearly 600 drones, occurred overnight and was a response to Russia's recent deadly three-day assault on Ukraine. Russian authorities reported three fatalities in the Moscow region and one in Belgorod. Russian air defenses claimed to have intercepted hundreds of drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously stated that more drone strikes would occur in retaliation for the Russian attacks that killed over 20 people. The strikes damaged residential buildings and infrastructure, though major facilities like Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and an oil refinery reported no significant disruption.

Russia reported that a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight killed three people in the Moscow region. A woman died in Khimki, and a man and woman were killed in the village of Pogorelki. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that 12 people were injured in strikes on a city oil refinery. Russia's military claimed to have intercepted 556 drones. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, eight people were injured by Russian drone attacks and shelling in the central Dnipropetrovsk region. This follows a significant Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv earlier in the week that resulted in 24 deaths.

Russian attacks across Ukraine have resulted in at least three deaths and 17 injuries. In the Donetsk region, 19 attacks over the past 24 hours killed two people and wounded four, damaging numerous residential buildings and an infrastructure facility. Fighting in Donetsk also led to the evacuation of over 800 people, including children. A separate drone attack in the Sumy region killed one woman in her home. In Odesa, civilian infrastructure, including a hospital, was hit, causing significant damage and two injuries. These attacks occurred amid stalled peace talks.

Russian attacks across Ukraine have resulted in at least five civilian deaths and multiple injuries in the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions. In Odesa, Russian forces targeted port infrastructure, damaging a civilian vessel and logistics facilities, though no crew injuries were reported. These attacks occurred as Russia claimed to have intercepted over 200 Ukrainian drones. Ukraine's air force reported shooting down 124 of 144 Russian drones launched overnight. Conversely, Ukraine also reported its own drone attacks in the Vologda region and annexed Crimea, injuring at least six people.