Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow

Key Points:

• Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones overnight targeting Russia, including hundreds aimed at Moscow, marking the largest drone attack on the Russian capital, with damage reported at the Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building.
• The drone strikes in the Moscow region resulted in two deaths and 20 injuries, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the use of domestically made missiles and drones to target Russian oil and logistics infrastructure to pressure Russia's war economy.
• Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed to have shot down 1,110 Ukrainian drones across Russia, Crimea, and the Black Sea, with Moscow officials stating the drone attack was an unsuccessful attempt to disrupt Russia's wartime parliamentary elections.
• The election, held amid the conflict and in illegally annexed Ukrainian regions, is expected to reinforce President Vladimir Putin's dominance, with little opposition present and ongoing military confrontations continuing along the eastern and southern front lines.
• Ukrainian counterattacks also continued, including a Russian drone strike on a monastery in Kherson killing a clergy member and a Russian attack on Kyiv that killed three children and a mother, underscoring the sustained violence despite the electoral process.