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Moscow Attacked by Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones

  • Ukraine launched one of the war's largest aerial attacks between Sunday and Tuesday, sending hundreds of drones toward Russia and killing at least six people across 15 regions.
  • Ukrainian army sources confirmed that Kyiv used British-made drones over the past six months to strike Russian logistics hubs and oil refineries, prompting diplomatic tensions.
  • Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 620 drones headed toward the capital, where debris caused "minor damage" to a logistics site; local governor Yury Slyusar reported five deaths in the Rostov region.
  • A Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 fighter jet shot down a drone entering Romanian airspace on Sunday after the aircraft "made radar contact with the target and received engagement approval."
  • Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Moscow with long-range drones, aiming to demonstrate the impact of the nearly four-and-a-half years of full-scale war to the Russian population as part of Kyiv's strategy.
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Ukraine targets the capital and sites of the Wildberries company to reach the economy and public opinion. Moscow intensified its strikes, making August the most deadly month for civilians in Ukraine since May 2022.

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Ukraine launched 620 drones on Moscow and its surroundings overnight from Monday to Tuesday, the mayor of the Russian capital said, in one of the largest air attacks ever carried out by Kyiv, while Crimea, annexed by Russia, suffered power cuts as a result of the strikes.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The drone attack on Moscow caused three injuries, including a ten-year-old child. One of the drones hit an electronic trade warehouse Wildberries, the Russian equivalent of Amazon.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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