Russian officials say at least two people were killed and six others injured after Ukraine launched what they described as a “massive” drone attack on the Moscow region overnight into Sunday. Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said 450 drones bound for the capital were intercepted, calling it an “unprecedented attack.” The strikes damaged an oil refinery and set several homes on fire.
Regional governor Andrei Vorobyev reported that a 44-year-old woman died after a drone hit a three-story apartment building in the town of Sofyino, and an elderly man was killed when a house was struck in the Orekhovo-Zuevo district. Unverified social media footage showed explosions lighting up the night sky over Moscow and a warehouse engulfed in flames.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed his forces had targeted a major Russian oil facility and a logistics hub in the region, saying the sites represented “billions of dollars” fueling Russia’s war effort. The attack coincided with the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections—a vote widely criticized by opponents as neither free nor transparent, given the Kremlin’s tight control over the process.
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports briefly halted flights due to the attack before restrictions were lifted Sunday morning. Ukraine, meanwhile, reported that Russian strikes killed eight people, including three children, in the Kyiv and Sumy regions over the weekend. Both countries have escalated attacks on energy and transport infrastructure in recent days, even as US President Donald Trump signed new sanctions targeting buyers of Russian oil and gas.
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