Ukraine and Russia escalate drone strikes, killing civilians and targeting ships.
Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in over a year, killing at least four people, including three in the Moscow region, and wounding a dozen others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the strike as "entirely justified" in response to recent Russian drone attacks on Kyiv that killed 24 people. Ukraine used three types of locally produced drones to penetrate Moscow’s air defenses, marking a significant escalation in its drone capabilities .
In retaliation, Russia conducted overnight drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, wounding over 30 people in Odesa and Dnipro. Russian drones also hit two civilian vessels in the Black Sea near Odesa, including a Chinese-owned cargo ship under the Marshall Islands flag and another under Guinea-Bissau’s flag. The attack on the Chinese vessel occurred just before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing .
Russia claimed to have destroyed over 3,124 Ukrainian drones in the past week, with more than 1,000 intercepted in a single day. The exchange highlights the intensifying use of drones in the conflict, with both sides leveraging unmanned aerial systems for strategic strikes .
> Background: **Ukraine conducts largest drone strike on Moscow, escalating long-range attacks.** — *5 hours ago*
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