Ukraine targets Moscow with huge drone strike as Russia warns U.K. will pay price for supplying attack drones
Ukraine launched a massive drone strike against Moscow, marking one of the largest aerial assaults on the Russian capital since the conflict began. Russia responded with strikes in the Kharkiv region, while tensions escalate over Western-supplied weaponry.
Why it matters
The scale of the drone warfare indicates a significant shift in tactical capabilities and the ongoing intensification of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Kyiv — Ukraine launched more than 600 drones at Moscow overnight, the Russian capital's mayor said Tuesday, calling it one of the largest long-range Ukrainian assaults on the Moscow region since the war began more than four-and-a-half years ago.In an attack beginning Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning, 637 Ukrainian drones were launched at Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Russian officials said at least 180 were shot down in the Moscow region, while more than 150 were intercepted elsewhere across the country.A high-rise building and a warehouse owned by Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, caught fire in the Moscow region.
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