Nine killed, more than 80 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions
Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian energy and logistics infrastructure, including warehouses and an oil depot, resulting in nine deaths and over 80 injuries. The attacks are part of a broader aerial campaign aimed at disrupting Russia's war effort.
Why it matters
The escalation of drone warfare deep within Russian territory highlights the evolving nature of the conflict and its direct impact on civilian and industrial targets.
Photo, released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel, shows a building damaged during a Ukrainian drone attack in Elektrostal, Moscow region of Russia, on Saturday. Uncredited/The Associated Press
Ukrainian drones struck two sprawling warehouses, one of them just east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and on Saturday afternoon that killed nine people and wounded more than 80, Russian officials said.
Kyiv’s forces have pressed their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia , aiming to undermine Moscow’s war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the Kremlin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine that is well into its fifth year.
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