At least 4 people killed in one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities.
A woman was killed after a drone hit her home in Khimki, a city just northwest of Moscow, and two men died in the village of Pogorelki north of the capital, according to local Gov. Andrei Vorobyev.
In Moscow itself, at least 12 people were wounded in the nighttime strike, mostly near the entrance to the city’s oil refinery, mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported.
One person was also killed in the border region of Belgorod, according to local authorities. Russian air defenses destroyed a total of 556 drones over Russia, the country’s defense ministry said.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three people died in what appears to be the largest Ukrainian drone strike in months on Moscow and the surrounding areas, according to reports by Russian authorities.
A woman died after drones hit her house in the city of Khimki, just northwest of the Russian capital, as part of the “massive” strike on the Moscow region, local Gov. Andrei Vorobyev reported on Sunday morning. He said another person remained trapped under the rubble.
Two men were also killed in the village of Pogorelki, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Moscow, after drone debris fell on a construction site, Vorobyev added. In social media updates, he said Ukrainian drones had also damaged unspecified “infrastructure” and several high-rises.
The Moscow region surrounds, but does not include, the Russian capital. In Moscow itself, at least 12 people were wounded in the nighttime strikes — mostly near the entrance to the city’s oil refinery, according to mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
Sobyanin reported the “technology” of the refinery has not been damaged.
Russian defenses shot down 81 drones headed for Moscow overnight, state agency Tass reported, citing Sobyanin, marking the largest attack on the capital in over a year.
Russia's largest airport — Moscow's Sheremetyevo — said drone debris had fallen on its premises without causing damage.
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