It’s the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow since Russia invaded the country more than two years ago.
Ukraine has launched a major drone attack on Moscow and five other Russian regions, officials here reported, forcing three airports to temporarily halt operations.
A man takes a selfie at a legendary Soviet era T-34 tank on display during an open air interactive museum at Red Square, Moscow, last week.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported drones being shot down shortly after 7am local time. Andrey Vorobyov, governor of the Moscow region, said in a Telegram post that there had been a “massive drone attack”. A 52-year-old woman was hospitalised with shrapnel injuries and burns to her face, neck and hands and was in intensive care, he said.
Unverified videos circulating on Russian Telegram channels appeared to show significant damage following the attacks, with dark smoke billowing from several houses and forests and cars and residential buildings on fire. Social media was flooded with users posting footage of drones flying over their district.Moscow’s Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo airports briefly suspended flight operations, with a total of 36 flights being diverted, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency reported.
Ukraine’s allies have restricted its forces from using Western weapons systems for long-range strikes on Russian territory, which Kyiv says would limit Russia’s capacity to carry out attacks on Ukrainian civilians and critical infrastructure.But the restrictions do not extend to Ukraine’s domestically produced weapons systems. In recent months, Ukraine has used its drones to carry out several strikes deep within Russia.
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