Ukraine-Russia war latest: Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits nine Russian regions including Moscow
Ukraine has launched what is likely to be its largest drone attack of the war so far, with Russian air defences downing some 144 across nine different Russian regions.
At least 20 of the drones were downed over Moscow, Russian officials said, where dozens of flights were cancelled and several major airports suspended operations.
Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency crews were dispatched to several sites across the capital region including the Zhukovo airport and to the Domodedovo district – home to one of Moscow’s largest airports. At least one child was killed and a large fire broke out in a high-rise residential building outside the capital.
More than 60 drones were also downed over Russia’s southwestern region of Bryansk, which borders Ukraine and the Lipetsk region, regional governors said.
On the war’s frontline, Russian forces pressed on with their advance in eastern Ukraine and claimed to have captured Memryk village to the east of the city of Pokrovsk. While Ukraine did not officially confirm the loss of territory, the country’s war blogs reported it had passed into Russian hands last week.
