Russia increasingly vulnerable to deep-strike attacks by Ukrainian drones
Russia is facing increasing vulnerability to drone attacks from Ukraine, with recent strikes targeting multiple regions including Moscow. The Ukrainian military has successfully extended its drone operations deep into Russian territory, highlighting weaknesses in Russian air defense. These developments have resulted in casualties and damage to military and civilian infrastructure in various cities far from the Ukrainian border.
- ▪Russia was attacked by several hundred Ukrainian drones, resulting in four fatalities and multiple injuries.
- ▪Ukrainian President Zelensky noted the significant range of their drone strikes, reaching over 500 km from the border.
- ▪Cities nearly 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine have been targeted, including Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg.
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Damaged apartments after a drone attack outside Moscow, May 17, 2026. MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA/MAXPPP Russia suffered a massive attack by several hundred Ukrainian drones overnight on Saturday, May 16, targeting 14 central regions, occupied Crimea and the Black Sea. These strikes killed four people – three in the suburbs of Moscow and one in the Belgorod region. About a dozen workers at a construction site near a refinery on the outskirts of the capital were also injured. "The distance from Ukraine's state border is over 500 km. The concentration of Russian air defense in the Moscow region is the highest. But we are overcoming it. Glory to Ukraine!" Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X.
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