A fourth person was killed in the incident in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, according to local authorities.
The strike marks a significant escalation in Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign, which has increasingly targeted Russian military and energy infrastructure far from the front lines. Kyiv has developed an arsenal of long-range, one-way precision attack drones that have increased the costs of Russia continuing its invasion.
The attacks also bring the war closer to ordinary Russians, particularly in and around Moscow, where residents have largely been shielded from the daily destruction experienced in Ukrainian cities as the war has entered its fifth year.
Zelensky said in an earlier post that Ukrainian long-range strikes “reached the Moscow region, and we are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war,” while sharing a video of plumes of black smoke, apparently from one of the drone strikes. He added that Ukrainian forces had successfully struck targets more than 500 kilometers from the border, despite what he described as the “highest” concentration of Russian air defense around Moscow.
Debris from intercepted drones also fell on the grounds of Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia’s busiest airport, though officials said no damage was reported, Reuters reported.
Long-range attacks from both sides are increasing
Russian authorities said the overnight assault triggered hours of air defense activity across the capital region, with state media reporting that drones were detected in waves and intercepted over multiple districts surrounding Moscow. Officials described sustained defensive operations that continued into the morning as debris from downed drones caused scattered fires and damage to infrastructure sites
Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory have continued in recent weeks. Ukrainian authorities said Russian drone strikes wounded eight people overnight into Sunday in the Dnipropetrovsk region, including in the cities of Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih, with residential buildings damaged in multiple locations.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes as attacks on civilians, with spokesperson Maria Zakharova accusing Kyiv of carrying out a “mass terrorist attack.” Ukraine, like Russia, has denied deliberately targeting civilians.
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