Ukraine War · updated 1h ago · 3 min read
Ukraine Kills At Least Three in Moscow Drone Attack on Last Day of Russia Elections
Casualties ranged from two to three killed in Moscow attack. An oil refinery in the Moscow region was hit.
Whether a new Ukrainian ballistic missile was used.
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The New York Times
“Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks”Read the original ↗
The Guardian
“Zelenskyy said that among the weapons used in the attack was the Pelican”Read the original ↗
The New York Times highlights a ballistic missile claim; The Guardian disputes weapon identity, but most outlets stress the drones and refinery damage.
Drones hit Moscow
Ukraine launched what Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital on the last day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, and the attack killed at least three people while damaging a facility at an oil refinery, according to authorities. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces shot down 1,100 Ukrainian drones across the country on Sunday, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones had been destroyed en route to the city. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said a fire triggered by a drone crashing into a 21-storey building led to 400 people being evacuated, and Moscow’s regional governor Andrey Vorobyov said the attack killed two people and injured 20 others, including three children.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s long-range responses had a very significant impact in the Moscow region, and Zelenskyy said one of Russia’s key oil industry facilities and the aggressor’s logistics facility were hit. CNN reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense said more than 1,900 drones, eight guided aerial bombs, eight cruise missiles and four rockets were shot down overnight, while Ukraine did not confirm the exact number of drones and projectiles it fired.
Election-linked claims
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin accused Ukraine of attempting to interfere with a tightly controlled three-day election, and Sobyanin said, "The unprecedented attack was clearly planned with the aim of disrupting the elections. The enemy did not succeed."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s long-range responses had a very significant impact in the Moscow region, and Zelenskyy posted, "One of Russia's key oil industry facilities and the aggressor's logistics facility were hit."
Russia’s Central Election Commission chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said a drone attack on a civilian bus killed two people, including an election official, and Pamfilova said the attack happened in a Russian-controlled part of the Kherson region in Ukraine.
Russia’s Electoral Commission announced it observed "more than a thousand" waves of DDoS attacks aimed at saturating the electronic voting system, and Ella Pamfilova said the attacks showed "signs of Ukrainian interference."
The Guardian said Moscow’s mayor claimed more than 1,600 drones had been intercepted and shot down, while the same report said the figures are often exaggerated and Ukraine’s daily drone fire rate was estimated in the low hundreds.T
What comes next
Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election entered its third and final day as Moscow faced drone attacks, and the election aimed to renew the 450 seats of the State Duma, according to CNews. The election was expected to tighten Vladimir Putin’s grip on power, and the vote offered a gauge of public support for the war, according to The Guardian. TUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was not backing down from its escalation and was sending many signals that it was ready to expand the war, and Zelenskyy said Russia struck 10 regions on Sunday evening and throughout the night.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces shot down 1,100 Ukrainian drones across the country on Sunday, and Russia’s air defense also shot down more than 1,600 drones since Saturday, according to Le Parisien. The Guardian said Ukraine’s campaign targeted Russia’s energy infrastructure, and the report said Ukrainian strikes knocked out a significant part of Russia’s oil-refining capacity, triggering oil product shortages, fuel price increases and long queues at filling stations across Russia’s 11 time zones.T