Summary
Hundreds of drones attacked Moscow and the surrounding area on the last day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, killing two people and damaging a major oil refinery. Russian officials said they intercepted many drones and blamed Ukraine for trying to disrupt the elections.Key Facts
- At least two people died in separate locations during the drone attacks in Moscow.
- Over 1,600 drones were intercepted by Russian defenses, with 450 targeting Moscow specifically.
- A fire caused by a drone hitting a 21-storey building led to the evacuation of 400 residents.
- A Moscow oil refinery was damaged in the strikes, but no casualties were reported there.
- Russian officials claimed the drone attacks aimed to interfere with parliamentary elections.
- Ukraine has increased drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure as part of its war effort.
- Russia launched 138 drones overnight across Ukraine; most were shot down or neutralized.
- The attacks occurred amid Russia’s first elections since the war with Ukraine began in February 2022.
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