Over 600 Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow Region in Major Air Assault
Ukraine launched a massive drone assault on Moscow and surrounding regions, resulting in infrastructure damage and power outages. Simultaneously, Russian strikes in Ukraine's Kharkiv region caused multiple civilian casualties.
Why it matters
The scale of this drone attack marks a significant escalation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, demonstrating Ukraine's increasing capability to strike deep into Russian territory.
Ukraine launched 637 drones at Moscow and the surrounding region between Wednesday night and Tuesday morning, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, marking one of the largest air assaults on the Russian capital since the start of the war.
Russia n forces downed 180 of the drones over the Moscow region, Sobyanin said, adding that emergency personnel were dispatched to the crash sites. He did not report any damage or injuries.
Drones hit a warehouse of the e-commerce giant Wildberries and other sites near Moscow, regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said in a separate statement. At least three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured across the region, he added.
Wildberries confirmed that falling drone debris caused minor damage to the wall of its warehouse in the Moscow region.
Images shared on social media appeared to show smoke rising from high-rise apartment buildings under construction following the attacks in the Moscow region.
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