Ukrainian drone assault on Moscow undermines Putin's promises of victory

The Russian capital suffered its largest aerial attack since 2022 on Thursday morning. Despite strict internet censorship, some Muscovites are voicing their fears and frustrations quietly, through messaging apps.

Ukraine pummels Russian capital with largest drone strike yet on Moscow

After weeks of intensifying bombing of Kyiv, Ukraine hit back with a swarm of drones, damaging buildings and igniting an oil refinery.

By Mary Ilyushina, Natalia Abbakumova

Massive blasts in Moscow shatter even Putin’s protective shell

1,000 drones & cruise missiles: Ukraine launches largest attack against Russia

Moscow faced its largest Ukrainian drone assault, with nearly 200 unmanned aerial vehicles targeting the capital, causing fires and flight disruptions. Russia claimed to have intercepted almost 1,000 drones nationwide. Kyiv framed the strikes as retaliation and a warning, highlighting its growing long-range capabilities and aiming to pressure Moscow towards diplomacy.

By TOI WORLD DESK

‘This is our payback’: Meduza readers in Moscow respond to Ukraine’s largest drone attack of the war

On the night of June 18, Moscow and the surrounding region were hit in the largest Ukrainian drone attack in the war so far. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that nearly 200 drones had been shot down. An oil refinery in Kapotnya caught fire, and drones struck the Sadovod market and the Mega Belaya Dacha shopping mall. Governor Andrei Vorobyov said 17 people, including two children, were injured in cities across the region in the overnight attacks. In our daily war roundup, we asked readers i...