In the early hours of this morning, Ukraine hit Moscow with ‘one of the largest’ drone attacks against the Russian capital since the war began two and a half years ago. According to Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin, air defence forces shot down a number of drones – later confirmed to be 11 – between 3 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. ‘This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow with drones in all time,’ Sobyanin claimed.
There have been no confirmed casualties or damage yet. Still, Kyiv’s attack managed to cause far-reaching chaos across Moscow, with three of the capital’s airports, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, forced to temporarily restrict flights for several hours.
Last night’s drone attack on Moscow suggests Kyiv is eyeing up a multi-pronged attack
Moscow has periodically been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes for over a year, with one of the first attacks coming shortly before Russia celebrated Victory Day in May 2023.
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