Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Russian energy infrastructure
Russia said it downed 158 drones in what appeared to be one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks yet. Fires broke out at energy facilities, including in Moscow.
KYIV — Russia shot down 158 drones overnight, including 11 over Moscow and the surrounding region, its Defense Ministry said Sunday, as officials across the country scrambled to respond to what appeared to be one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia yet.
The assault targeted energy infrastructure, including power plants and oil refineries, and fires broke out at several facilities, including in Moscow. Officials said dozens of the drones were shot down over the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched a surprise incursion on Aug. 6. Russia still controls part of the region.
The mayor of Moscow, who updated Telegram regularly through the night, reported the presence of drones in various suburbs of the city. No deaths or injuries related to the drone attack were reported in Russia.
The attack came after an especially intense week of repeated Russian bombardments on Ukraine, including on energy infrastructure, worsening power blackouts throughout the country and killing civilians.
Ukraine’s allies have imposed restrictions that prevent it from using many weapons inside of Russia, especially for long-range strikes. A delegation of Ukrainian officials are in Washington this week requesting changes to that policy, which Kyiv says has left it fighting with one hand tied behind its back.
Instead, Ukraine has relied on domestically produced drones to strike targets deep inside of Russia.
“It is only fair that Ukrainians should be able to respond to Russian terror in exactly the way necessary to stop it,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Sunday. “Every day and every night, our cities and villages are under enemy attacks.”
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