In a dramatic escalation, Ukraine launched what Russia is calling its largest drone attack of the war, deploying over 1,000 drones and missiles against Russian territory on the final day of its parliamentary elections. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the strikes, which targeted a key oil industry enterprise and an aggressor’s logistics facility, as a necessary response to Russia’s relentless aggression, stating, “Tonight in the Moscow region, our long-range responses were felt very acutely.” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 450 drones were destroyed en route to the capital, with some damaging the Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building, while the Kremlin claimed its forces downed a total of 1,110 drones across the country and surrounding waters. The unprecedented attack, which killed two people and wounded 20 in Russia according to local officials, was decried by Moscow as an attempt to disrupt the elections, a claim President Putin echoed, accusing Kyiv of trying to interfere with the balloting held in occupied Ukrainian territories as well. This retaliatory action by Ukraine comes amidst a week where Russia launched over 2,000 drones, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 19 missiles against Ukraine, underscoring Zelenskyy’s call for increased sanctions and new steps from partners to force peace through strength.
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