Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in massive drone attack
Officials said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted and at least two people were killed as the strike hit a refinery and disrupted flights.
- Russia's parliamentary election entered its final day on Sunday as hundreds of drones targeted Moscow, killing at least two people and damaging a major refinery, authorities said.
- President Vladimir Putin framed the three-day vote as a test of public support for Russia's war in Ukraine, with the ruling United Russia party expected to maintain dominance.
- The vote is the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in February 2022, now in its fifth year, and includes residents of regions illegally annexed from Ukraine more than 4 1/2 years ago.
- Accusing Ukraine of attempting to interfere with the election, The Kremlin claimed the drone strikes were designed to disrupt voting. "The enemy did not succeed," officials stated on Telegram.
- The United States approved a $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine on Friday, following repeated pleas from Kyiv to fend off Russian attacks.
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In recent days, Ukraine has attacked Russia with more than 1,000 drones. Russia accuses Ukraine of a "disruption of the election".
The attack hits a refinery and disrupts nearly 450 flights coinciding with the last day of the Russian elections
Russia says massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow kills two, injures 20
MOSCOW — A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region overnight killed two people and injured 20 others, Russian authorities said Sunday, as Ukraine confirmed carrying out long-range strikes targeting Russian energy and logistics infrastructure.Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin described it as the “most massive” drone attack on the capital, claiming that more than 1,600 Ukrainian drones had been shot down since Saturday, incl…
Two people were killed and six others, including two minors, were injured this Sunday in the Moscow region by...
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