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Ukraine war briefing: The drones that bombarded Moscow region
The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces has reeled off a list of Ukrainian aerial weaponry used to destroy targets in the Moscow region over the weekend, including the RS-1 “Bars” jet-powered UAV, the Firepoint FP-1 winged drone, and a drone previously unknown to observers and analysts, dubbed the Bars-SM Gladiator. Ukraine’s SBU security service highlighted a strike on the Angstrom plant in Zelenograd, Moscow region, Russia, which “specialises in the production of hi-tech products and microcircuits for high-precision weapons … A fire was recorded on the territory of the facility. The enterprise is an important component of the Russian military-industrial complex and is involved in the production of microelectronics, radio electronics, optical systems, and robotics for the enemy’s military needs.” The SBU continued: “Also in the Moscow region, the Solnechnogorskaya pumping station was hit, which is a critical part of the ring oil pipeline around Moscow and is used for pumping, storing and shipping large volumes of gasoline and diesel fuel, in particular for the Russian army. A fire was reported on the premises.” A Ukrainian long-range drone, potentially a Firepoint FP-1, awaits launch at an undisclosed location in Ukraine ahead of the attack on targets in the Moscow region. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images The strikes “reduce the enemy’s ability to continue its war”, said the SBU. Russian authorities said at least four people were killed and a dozen more wounded, and reported several hits as being from “drone debris” – as they frequently do to imply that drones were shot down by Russian defences instead of striking their intended targets. Early on Monday, the Russian defence ministry sought to emphasise the role of its air defences, claiming 3,124 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the past week. Agence France-Presse said its journalists were granted access to an undisclosed location where Ukraine launched its long-range drones in what turned out to be one of the largest pummellings of Russia during the conflict. They described how battalion members prepared plane-like drones before they took off towards Russia, leaving trails of sparks and flames from their rocket boosters behind. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said taking the war to Moscow was “entirely justified”. In his nightly address, Ukraine’s president said that on Sunday, Ukrainian troops’ combat operations on the battlefield outnumbered Russian ones – “a very significant result”. “Much ...
Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow ... - BBC
16 hours agoToby MannandJaroslav LukivEPA/ShutterstockA multi-storey residential building was hit by a Ukrainian drone in Moscow's region, local officials saidAt least three people were killed and several injured overnight in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Russian officials have said.A woman died in Khimki, north of Moscow, and a person was trapped under rubble, regional governor Andrei Vorobiev said. A man and a woman were killed in the village of Pogorelki.A male Indian citizen was killed and three others injured, India's Moscow embassy said, but it was not clear whether these casualties were included in Vorobiev's tally. Another person died in Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were an "entirely justified" response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. Russian state news agency Tass described the strikes as the biggest attack on Moscow for more than a year.In Ukraine, eight people were injured in overnight Russian drone attacks and shelling in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, officials said.Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.In a post on Telegram early on Sunday, Vorobiev wrote that "since three o'clock in the morning, air defence forces have been repelling a large-scale UAV [drone] attack on the capital region".He said four people - three men and a woman - were injured in the region, and a number of houses damaged.A private house was on fire in the village of Subbotino, south-west of Moscow, the governor added.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 12 people were injured when drones hit an entrance to the city's oil refinery. Three nearby houses were damaged. Russia's military said 556 drones were intercepted around the country, about 130 of them in Moscow region.Meanwhile, Sheremetyevo - Russia's busiest airport that serves Moscow - reported drone wreckage on its territory. It said no-one was injured."The situation in the passenger terminals is calm. Sheremetyevo Airport is providing stable passenger and aircraft services," airport authorities said.Later on Sunday, Zelensky said that Ukraine's "long-range sanctions have reached the Moscow region", referring to the latest drone attack."We are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war," he wrote in a post on Telegram. In a statement, Ukraine's state security service SBU said that - togethe...
Mass Ukraine Drone Barrage Kills 3 in Moscow Region
23 hours ago ... A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region, authorities said on Sunday. Air defenses ...
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 - NPR
16 hours ago ... Russian defenses shot down 81 drones headed for Moscow overnight, state agency Tass reported, citing Sobyanin, marking one of the largest attacks on the city ...
