Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian authorities.
Russia’s defence ministry said it had shot down 822 drones, while the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, reported that 600 drones were launched towards the capital’s region, of which 201 were destroyed.
It was the biggest air raid on the Russian capital in two years, the mayor told the Tass news agency, although the rapid recent expansion of Ukraine’s drone’s capability could mean it was the largest attack wave since the start of the war in 2022.
❗️Mega jackpot: Ukrainian drones struck the Wildberries logistics hub in Koledino, Moscow region, triggering a large fire that engulfed the roughly 250,000 m² complex. Koledino had long been one of Wildberries’ largest and most important logistics centers. The company’s other… pic.twitter.com/sTeVYPhdsC
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