Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, including attacks on Moscow
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at targets across Russia, with several hundred reaching the Moscow region, killing two people and injuring 20, as Russia held its parliamentary elections.
Ukrainian forces launched more than 1,000 drones against Russian targets overnight, including a large wave directed at the Moscow region, officials said on Sunday. The attacks coincided with the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drone barrage caused damage to an oil refinery and a residential building in the capital and that 450 drones were intercepted before reaching the city. Regional governor Andrei Vorobyov reported two fatalities—a 74-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman—and 20 injuries in the wider Moscow area.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on social media that Ukraine employed a mix of missiles and drones, including domestically produced Flamingo and Pelican systems, to strike oil and logistics facilities, aiming to pressure Russia's war economy.
Russia's defence ministry claimed its forces shot down 1,110 Ukrainian drones across the country, including over Crimea and the Black Sea. The ministry did not confirm any casualties beyond those reported by local officials.
In related developments, a Russian drone strike hit a monastery in Ukraine's Kherson region, killing a cleric and wounding four people, while a separate attack on Kyiv killed two children and their mother, with another child later dying in hospital.
The United States announced approval of a potential $2.68 billion sale of air-defence equipment to Ukraine, and President Donald Trump signed a sanctions bill targeting Russia. Zelenskyy said a forthcoming meeting with Trump in New York could create diplomatic momentum for de-escalation and address security concerns.