Hundreds of Drones Strike Moscow on Final Day of Russian Elections
On the last day of Russia's elections, Moscow and other parts of the country came under a large-scale drone attack that Ukraine says also involved a newly developed ballistic missile.
Moscow came under a major drone attack on the final day of Russia's elections, with hundreds of unmanned aircraft reportedly involved in the strikes. The scale of the assault marks it as one of the larger such incidents in recent memory.
Beyond the Russian capital, the attacks also reached other parts of Russian territory during the same period. Ukraine has confirmed that a newly developed ballistic missile was used as part of the operation — a weapon not previously reported in connection with Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil.
Context
The attack fits into the broader pattern of the Russia-Ukraine war, in which both sides regularly conduct long-range strikes using drones and missiles against targets in each other's territory. Ukraine's use of a new ballistic missile could point to further development and expansion of its military arsenal, with potential implications for how the conflict progresses.
The strikes coincided with the concluding day of voting in Russia's elections, though no further details are currently available regarding damage, casualties, or the specific targets hit in Moscow or elsewhere in the country.
No official Russian response or additional details about the incident have been made public so far.
