Ukraine conducted what Russian officials are calling their largest drone assault on Russian territory, with Moscow claiming to have intercepted over 800 unmanned aircraft during the operation. The attack involved hundreds of drones deployed across Russian airspace as part of ongoing military operations between the two nations.
The strike resulted in significant casualties and infrastructure damage. At least six people were killed in the assault, and a major logistics facility operated by Wildberries, a prominent e-commerce company, sustained direct hits near Moscow. The attack demonstrated Ukraine’s expanding capability to conduct large-scale drone operations deep within Russian territory.
Russian military officials maintained that their air defense systems successfully intercepted the majority of the attacking drones, though the scale of the operation underscores the growing threat posed by Ukrainian unmanned warfare capabilities. The incident marks an escalation in the use of drone technology by Ukrainian forces in their ongoing conflict with Russia.
Originally reported by Aljazeera →
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