Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks of the war against Russia, resulting in multiple deaths and damage to civilian and industrial infrastructure. Russia responded with its own missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih.
Why it matters
The escalation of long-range drone warfare marks a significant shift in the conflict, bringing the physical impact of the war closer to the Russian public.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.
Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself.
An 83-year-old man was killed after a Ukrainian drone hit a private home in the Moscow region, local Gov. Andrey Vorobyov said. He also confirmed that a Ukrainian attack had sparked a blaze at a warehouse belonging to Russian retail giant Wildberries in the town of Podolsk, where images shared by Russian media outlets showed columns of black smoke .
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