Ukrainian forces launched almost 800 drones toward Russia in one of their largest aerial attacks since the full-scale invasion began. Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 791 drones over several regions, annexed Crimea and the Black and Azov seas. More than 600 headed toward the Moscow region, where officials said 180 were shot down.
Russian authorities announced no deaths or major damage from the barrage, though three people were wounded in the region surrounding Moscow. Three more were injured in neighboring Ryazan, where three private homes were damaged. A fire broke out at a warehouse used by the country's largest online retailer; the company described the damage as minor, while Kyiv alleges the business supports Russian forces and Moscow rejects that claim.
Coverage on Russia's main television channels was muted despite the scale of the attack. Some state-aligned newspapers and online outlets described it as massive, but the limited broadcast attention reflected the authorities' broader effort to insulate the public from the expanding reach of the war.
Russia struck the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during the same cycle of attacks, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding 17. The missile damaged 10 homes, a cafe, a post office, a store and at least seven vehicles. Three other people were killed and three wounded in separate Russian attacks on the Sumy region.
The two countries are locked in an accelerating long-range duel while drones and ground robots constrain movement along a front of roughly 1,250 kilometers. Kyiv has expanded domestic production of long-range drones to bring the war's costs deeper into Russia and pressure President Vladimir Putin toward negotiations. Britain reaffirmed support for Ukraine after Moscow warned that the use of British-made drones against Russian territory could bring consequences.
