Russia downs 320 drones: Six killed, warehouses damaged in Moscow, St Petersburg
Russia reported a massive drone attack involving 320 Ukrainian drones, resulting in six deaths and damage to warehouses near Moscow and St. Petersburg. Simultaneously, Russian strikes in Ukraine's Sumy region killed three people, including two children.
Why it matters
The escalation in drone warfare and civilian casualties underscores the intensifying nature of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had brought down or destroyed 320 Ukrainian drones overnight across 19 regions, as governors reported six deaths, nine injuries and damage to warehouses near Moscow and St Petersburg. Russian strikes also killed and injured people in Ukraine.Of the six people killed in Russia, five died in the Moscow region, where six others were injured, governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Telegram on Tuesday. The sixth death was reported separately in Belgorod, where regional authorities said a woman was killed and two people were wounded after a drone struck a car overnight.Vorobyov said a warehouse caught fire during the attack and was later doused, but provided no further details.Warehouses hit near Moscow and St.
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