Ukraine drones kill four in Russia, Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year
Ukrainian drones launched a significant attack on Russian regions, including Moscow, resulting in at least four deaths and multiple injuries. It marked the largest drone assault on Moscow in over a year, with Russian air defenses intercepting hundreds of drones. Several residential buildings and infrastructure sites were damaged, though critical facilities like the Moscow oil refinery sustained no technological harm.
- ▪Three people were killed in the Moscow region and one in the Belgorod region during the drone attacks.
- ▪Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 81 drones were shot down over the capital since midnight.
- ▪Twelve people were injured, mostly near Moscow's oil refinery, and three houses were damaged in the attacks.
- ▪Russia's defense ministry stated that 556 drones were destroyed across the country overnight.
- ▪Sheremetyevo Airport confirmed drone debris fell on its grounds but caused no damage.
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Firefighters work at a damaged house after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region, Russia, May 17. Reuters-YonhapMOSCOW — At least four people were killed in a major Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions, including Moscow, which faced its largest assault in more than a year.Three people died in the Moscow region and one in the Belgorod region, authorities said on Sunday.Moscow regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said a woman was killed when a home was hit in Khimki, north of the capital, adding that rescuers were searching the debris for another person. Two men were killed in the village of Pogorelki in the Mytishchi district.
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