"One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the drone strikes, saying that they were "entirely justified." Russia has repeatedly launched similar attacks on Ukraine's capital and other cities during the war, and an expert said that the strikes appeared to be retaliation for recent Russian attacks on Kyiv."
"In Ukraine's strikes on Russia, a woman was killed after a drone hit her home in Khimki, a Russian city just northwest of Moscow, and two men died in the village of Pogorelki, which is 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of the capital, according to local Gov. Andrei Vorobyev. Ukrainian drones had also damaged unspecified "infrastructure" and several high-rise buildings, Vorobyev said on social media. One man was also killed after a drone struck a truck in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, according to local authorities."
"In Moscow itself, at least 12 people were wounded in the nighttime strike, mostly near the entrance to the city's oil refinery, mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported. Sobyanin reported that the "technology" of the refinery hadn't been damaged. Russia's largest airport Moscow's Sheremetyevo said that drone debris had fallen on its grounds without causing damage or affecting flights. Russian defenses shot down 81 drones headed for Moscow overnight, state agency Tass reported, citing Sobyanin, marking one of the largest attacks on the city since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022."
"Russian air defenses destroyed 556 drones over Russia overnight, the country's defense ministry said Sunday morning. Shortly after midday local time, it reported that more than "
Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia caused deaths and injuries, including three fatalities near Moscow and one death in the Belgorod region after a drone hit a truck. Debris from the strikes fell on Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport grounds without damaging facilities or affecting flights. In Moscow, at least 12 people were wounded, mostly near the entrance to an oil refinery, while officials said refinery technology was not damaged. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes were justified. Russian defenses reported shooting down 81 drones headed for Moscow overnight and destroying 556 drones across Russia, while Ukrainian authorities also reported overnight drone strikes on Ukraine that wounded eight people.
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