Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Moscow, damages refinery

Moscow is concluding its first wartime parliamentary election on the third and final day of voting, as Russian authorities report that ballot boxes are being filled across the country. The election, held amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, is being closely monitored by domestic and international observers, who note that voter turnout and procedural integrity remain under scrutiny.

On the same day, Ukrainian forces launched what Moscow described as the “largest ever” drone assault on the Russian capital, deploying more than 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles. According to reports from FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg in Kyiv, the attack resulted in two fatalities in the Moscow region and caused damage to an oil refinery. Ukrainian officials have not commented on the scale of the operation. The simultaneous occurrence of the election and the drone strike underscores the heightened tensions between the two nations as the war continues.