Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone offensives to date, launching over 1,000 drones across Russia, including hundreds aimed at Moscow and its surrounding region, according to Russian officials. The overnight assault coincided with the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, adding political sensitivity to an already escalating conflict.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described the attack as the biggest drone strike ever recorded against the Russian capital. A major facility at the Moscow Oil Refinery was damaged, though no casualties were reported at the site. The refinery has been targeted multiple times in recent months as Kyiv intensifies long‑range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, a key source of Kremlin revenue used to sustain the war.
In the wider Moscow region, the strikes caused two deaths — a 74‑year‑old man and a 44‑year‑old woman — and injured 20 others, according to regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov. A residential building was also hit, adding to civilian concerns as drone warfare expands deeper into Russian territory.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks were part of efforts to apply economic pressure on Russia, arguing that billions continue to fuel Moscow’s war machine. Meanwhile, Russia continued its own strikes on Ukraine: a drone attack on a monastery in Kherson killed a clergy member and injured four, and a strike on Kyiv killed two children and their mother, with a third child later dying in hospital.