Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow, hitting a satellite center and killing a baby

Key Points:

• Ukraine claimed it struck Russia’s Dubna Satellite Communications Centre near Moscow for the second time in just over a week, targeting a key site used for intelligence and military coordination.
• Russian authorities confirmed a drone hit an administrative building in Dubna with no casualties but reported a six-month-old baby died after a drone crashed into a home in Yegoryevsk, southeast of Moscow.
• Additional drone-related incidents include the death of a 61-year-old woman in the Tver region after a downed drone struck a residential area, highlighting the expanding impact of Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory.
• Moscow’s air defenses reportedly intercepted over 60 drones in multiple waves targeting the capital, with the Russian Ministry of Defense claiming to have destroyed 419 drones overall.
• Ukraine is intensifying long-range drone strikes deeper into Russia, exploiting gaps in Russian air defenses by destroying radars near the border, as part of a broader campaign to pressure the Kremlin to end the war.