Video: Massive Ukrainian Drone Barrage On Moscow Amid Elections In Russia
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow and surrounding regions during the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, resulting in casualties and damage to an oil refinery. President Zelenskyy praised the strikes as a strategic move against Russia's war machine.
Why it matters
The escalation of long-range drone warfare during a sensitive political period in Russia signals a significant shift in the ongoing conflict's intensity.
Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, the authorities said Sunday. The capital's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that more than 1,600 drones had been intercepted and shot down, 450 of which were aimed at Moscow.He accused Ukraine of attempting to interfere with a tightly controlled three-day election that is set to tighten President Vladimir Putin's 26-year grip on power."The unprecedented attack was clearly planned with the aim of disrupting the elections. The enemy did not succeed," he said on Telegram.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the strikes, saying: "Our long-range responses had a very significant impact in the Moscow region last night.""One of Russia's key oil industry facilities and the aggressor's logistics facility were hit.
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