Monday, May 18Monday, May 18Ukraine conducted one of its largest drone strikes on Russia since the war began, targeting Moscow and surrounding regions overnight. The attack killed at least four people—three in the Moscow area and one in Belgorod—while injuring at least a dozen others. Russian authorities reported intercepting or shooting down 556 drones across 14 regions, including the annexed Crimean peninsula, in what they described as one of the largest assaults of the conflict .
The strikes marked a significant escalation, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirming the operation in a post on X, stating that Ukrainian long-range capabilities had reached the Moscow region. Russian state media and officials described the attack as the largest on Moscow in over a year, with drones causing damage to infrastructure and residential areas .
Russian air defenses were activated across multiple regions, but the scale of the attack overwhelmed some systems, leading to casualties and disruptions. The assault underscored Ukraine’s growing ability to conduct long-range strikes deep into Russian territory, despite Moscow’s claims of near-total interception .
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