Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack since start of the war

Author: Laura GozziPublished on: June 18, 2026Country: Russia
World / International
Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack since start of the war

Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones hitting targets around the Russian capital. Seventeen people were wounded, and an oil depot was struck in the Rostov region, killing one. Ukrainian President Zelensky described the strikes as 'long-range sanctions' in response to a recent Russian attack on Kyiv. Fires broke out at the Kapotnya refinery, a shopping center, and Moscow's airports were temporarily shut, causing over 500 flight cancellations.

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