{"id":6004,"date":"2026-05-17T10:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6004"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:52:44","slug":"three-killed-in-major-ukrainian-drone-raid-on-moscow-what-we-know-so-far-photos-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/three-killed-in-major-ukrainian-drone-raid-on-moscow-what-we-know-so-far-photos-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Three killed in major Ukrainian drone raid on Moscow: What we know so far (PHOTOS, VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The aerial attack on the Russian capital appears to have been the largest in more than a year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three civilians were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded by a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack\u00a0on the Russian capital and the surrounding region on Saturday night, the local authorities have said.<\/p>\n

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanian said on social media on Sunday morning that a total of 127 UAVs were destroyed by air defenses during the previous 24 hours. He described the raid as \u201cmassive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The attack appears to be one of the largest Ukrainian drone raids targeting Moscow in more than a year.<\/p>\n

There have been several major UAV attacks on the capital in recent months, but the number of drones deployed by Ukraine never exceeded 65.<\/p>\n

Fatalities in Moscow Region<\/h2>\n

Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyev confirmed that three people were killed during the attack.<\/p>\n

Two men died when the debris of a downed drone fell on a home construction site in the village of Pogorelki near the city of Mytishchi next to Moscow in the northeast, he said.<\/p>\n

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Another UAV struck an apartment block, killing a female resident in the city of Khimki, northwest of the capital, while another person was trapped under the rubble, according to Vorobyev.<\/p>\n

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In Istra, around 50 km northwest of Moscow, four people were wounded when an apartment block and six private homes were hit, he said.<\/p>\n

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Residential areas and infrastructure facilities have also been targeted in other parts of the region, the governor added.<\/p>\n

In the town of Lobnya, north of Moscow, a woman was injured in a drone attack that damaged five apartment blocks and 20 cars, the local authorities said.<\/p>\n

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\n A private home damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in Sergiev Posad in Moscow Region.<\/p>\n


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Three Indian nationals were also wounded and one was killed in a drone strike in Moscow Region, the Indian Embassy in Russia has said. It is\u00a0not immediately clear whether the tally includes the Indian nationals.<\/p>\n

Strike on Moscow Oil Refinery<\/h2>\n

A total of 12 people were wounded in Moscow as a result of the raid, according to Sobyanin.<\/p>\n

Most of those injured were construction workers affected by an explosion near the entrance to the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya District in the northeast of the city, he said. The refinery\u2019s operations weren\u2019t affected by the incident, he added.<\/p>\n

Air traffic disruptions<\/h2>\n

More than 200 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow\u2019s Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo international airports as the authorities introduced air traffic restrictions during the drone raid. Some of the incoming passenger jets had to be redirected to other airfields.<\/p>\n

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Sheremetyevo\u2019s press service said the debris of a Ukrainian drone hit the ground within the airport\u2019s premises but did not cause any injuries or destruction.<\/p>\n

Incursions across Russia<\/h2>\n

The capital and Moscow Region weren\u2019t the only targets of Ukrainian UAVs on Sunday night, with the Russian Defense Ministry reporting the destruction of a total of 586 drones across the country.<\/p>\n

The additional interceptions took place not only in parts of Russia bordering Ukraine (Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions) but also deep inside the country, including Kaluga, Tula, Smolensk, Pskov, Tver, Rostov, and Krasnodar regions, as well as over Crimea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

Escalation of raids in recent months<\/h2>\n

Ukrainian drone raids deep inside Russia have intensified since mid-March, with Kiev launching hundreds of fixed-wing UAVs on an almost daily basis against residential neighborhoods, civilian infrastructure, and industrial facilities far from the front.<\/p>\n

Russian officials have described the aerial incursions as \u201cterrorist attacks\u201d<\/em> meant to compensate for the setbacks the Ukrainian military has been suffering on the battlefield.
Russia has responded with long-range missile and drone strikes targeting Ukraine\u2019s military, energy, and other dual-use infrastructure, and has said the operations are aimed solely at assets supporting Kiev\u2019s war effort and not at civilian targets.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Ukrainian media and Telegram channels reported more explosions near Kiev, as well as in the cities of Kharkov and Dnepr, and parts of Zaporozhye Region which remain under Ukraine\u2019s control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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