Russia, Ukraine trade massive weekend drone strikes

Russia and Ukraine exchanged massive aerial attacks over the weekend, with both sides launching hundreds of drones and missiles in a reciprocal barrage that left at least six people dead in Russia and several others killed in Ukraine, including at a major steel plant. The overnight strikes represented one of the most significant mutual assaults in recent months, underscoring the escalating use of long-range drones by both nations deep behind front lines.

Ukraine launched what Russian officials described as one of its largest drone attacks to date. Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed its forces intercepted a record 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that approximately 600 drones were detected heading toward the capital, with about a third of those destroyed over the Moscow region itself. Regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov called it "one of the most massive drone attacks in recent times." The attacks killed at least six people inside Russia, according to regional authorities.

In the Moscow region, an 83-year-old man was killed when a drone struck a private home near Podolsk. Another person was reported killed on a bus near the city of Belgorod. In...