Fire reported near Moscow as Ukraine launches dozens of drones towards Russian capital

Fire reported near Moscow as Ukraine launches dozens of drones towards Russian capital  The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine and Russia have stepped up long-distance attacks, pushing the civilian death toll to its highest levels since the war’s first months in 2022.

A total of 620 drones flew towards the Moscow region overnight, Russian officials said, reporting that several people were wounded and buildings were struck.

Aug 18 - Russia downed 180 drones in the Moscow region overnight, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on the Telegram messaging app early on Tuesday, in one of the biggest Ukrainian air attacks on the Russian capital.

They have impacted a Russian firm described as the country's answer of Amazon.

The Russian military says it shot down nearly 1,500 Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday, marking a single-day record as Kyiv ramps up its attacks.

A massive overnight drone attack in the Moscow region set fire to a Wildberries logistics facility, with visuals showing the warehouse engulfed in flames.

Kyiv launches more than 600 drones at enemy capital in one of its largest assaults of the summer

Moscow region governor said several sites belonging to Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries were also targeted in the attack.

Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, while NATO jets were again called into action farther south. The incidents underline the growing reach of drone warfare well beyond Ukraine itself.

Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region, killing one  Reuters

A massive overnight drone attack targeted the Moscow region with 600 drones, wounding three people as Ukraine escalates long-range strikes into Russia.

A large-scale drone attack on the Moscow region early Sunday morning resulted in massive fires at two major logistics centers: the 200,000-square-meter (77,200 square-feet) Wildberries facility in Koledino and the Severnoye Domodedovo complex. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed air defenses downed 105 drones, while o

A Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, a city in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, on August 10 killed 13 people, including citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Residents quickly erected a makeshift memorial with flowers and candles, authorities canceled the city’s anniversary celebrations, and Tatarstan declared a p

Overall, since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, UN human rights monitors say the war has killed at least 16,874 civilians, including 820 children, and wounded 51,273 injured, including 3,126 children.

New satellite images reveal nets covering Russian submarines to protect them against Ukrainian drones. It’s a confirmation that no Moscow asset is free from Kiev’s attacks anymore, not even its prized nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet. It is also yet another embarrassing moment for Russian President Vladimir Pu

Russia is one of the world's biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its military tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than four years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.