Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow as Russia strikes Kyiv during election

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Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone strikes on Sunday as Russia held the final day of its parliamentary elections, with both sides targeting key infrastructure and vowing escalation.
Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including the largest attack on Moscow to date, according to multiple reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on a major oil refinery in the Kapotnya district and a logistics facility in the Moscow region . Russian officials reported at least three deaths in the Moscow region and significant damage to the refinery, which analysts said could halt operations .
In response, Russia intensified drone attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region, damaging warehouses and businesses in the Boryspil, Fastiv, and Bucha districts, Kyiv Oblast Governor Tymur Tkachenko said. One person sustained minor injuries in Boryspil . Russian jet-powered Shahed drones also struck Kyiv city, injuring civilians and sparking fires .
Russia’s Defense Ministry threatened to increase strikes on military targets in Kyiv, calling the Ukrainian attacks a provocation . A Russian lawmaker from the Defense Committee, Andrei Kolesnik, warned of a “very severe” retaliatory strike .
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