Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills Three in Moscow Region, Russian Officials Say

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia’s Moscow region overnight, and Russian officials said it killed three people and injured others, including a woman who died in Khimki north of Moscow and a person trapped under rubble, regional governor Andrei Vorobiev said.

“A Russian attack has damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Danube River port city of Izmail, a vital grain-export hub, while Russian authorities said they had downed four Ukrainian drones headed towards Moscow, as peace efforts remain stalled and both sides continue reciprocal attacks”

Al Jazeera

Russian authorities also said the strikes were the biggest attack on Moscow for more than a year, while Zelensky said the strikes were an "entirely justified" response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

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The Independent described the weekend attack in the Moscow region that killed three people, saying it came as Kremlin officials struggled to portray the war in Ukraine as distant from Russian civilians’ daily routines.

The Independent reported that the Russian Defence Ministry said its air defenses downed 1,054 Ukrainian drones in the previous 24 hours, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 81 drones were downed by the capital’s air defenses from late Saturday to early Sunday.

In Moscow, officials said a drone hit the territory of the capital’s Sheremetyevo airport but did not cause any damage, and airport authorities said "The situation in the passenger terminals is calm" while providing stable services.

Zelensky framed the Moscow strikes as retribution, telling Russians that "We are clearly telling the Russians: Their state must end its war," while the BBC reported that Zelensky also said the strikes were an "entirely justified" response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

The Independent linked the drone raids to Ukraine’s growing drone arsenal and tactics, quoting Zelensky that "The Moscow region is the most heavily saturated with Russian air defense systems," as Kyiv focused on energy facilities and arms factories.

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Russia downplayed the attack, with the BBC saying Russia’s military reported 556 drones were intercepted around the country, about 130 of them in Moscow region, and with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reporting that 81 drones were downed by the capital’s air defenses.

The Independent also said the attacks followed a brief US-brokered three-day ceasefire that failed to end the fighting but led to a pause in long-range attacks, allowing Moscow to hold an annual 9 May military parade.

In parallel, the BBC reported that Ukraine’s state security service SBU said that, together with Ukraine’s military, it had struck several oil facilities and a semiconductor-making plant in the Moscow region, and added that air defence systems were hit at the Belbek military airfield in Crimea.

Beyond Moscow, Al Jazeera reported that a Russian attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Danube River port city of Izmail in the Odesa region, while Russian authorities said they had downed four Ukrainian drones headed towards Moscow.

“Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow region, says Russia At least three people were killed and several injured overnight in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Russian officials have said”

BBC

Al Jazeera said the attack lasted from about 1am to 3am (22:00 to 00:00 GMT) and followed another Russian attack on port infrastructure in Izmail on the night of May 2, with firefighters battling a blaze in a building with blown-out windows.

In Ukraine, the BBC reported that eight people were injured in overnight Russian drone attacks and shelling in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, and it said Russia had launched 287 drones since late Saturday, with 279 shot down or intercepted and eight direct hits in seven locations.

The Independent tied the Moscow strikes to broader uncertainty about the war’s trajectory, noting that Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump both suggested the war was nearing its end, while Putin did not explain his statement or offer any timetable.

The Independent also said Zelensky warned that Ukraine’s long-range capabilities were changing the situation, and it quoted Zelensky saying "our long-range capabilities are significantly changing the situation" as the war’s impact reached Russian civilians and infrastructure.