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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Two dead after hundreds of drones attack Moscow region on last day of election voting
The Independent • • general
Key Points:
- Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones overnight targeting Russia, including hundreds aimed at Moscow, resulting in two deaths and damage to an oil refinery and residential buildings in the Moscow region.
- Moscow authorities described the drone attack as the largest ever on the capital, claiming it was intended to disrupt Russia's parliamentary elections, which Ukraine denounced as illegal due to the inclusion of annexed Ukrainian territories.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that one of Russia's key oil industry facilities in the Moscow region was hit, damaging infrastructure critical to Russia’s war effort.
- A separate Russian drone attack killed a mother and her two young children in Ukraine's Kyiv region, highlighting ongoing drone warfare on both sides.
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned that some Western politicians seek to escalate the conflict into a NATO-Russia war, criticizing continued military support for Ukraine and emphasizing Slovakia’s refusal to participate in the fighting.
