Ukraine launches large-scale overnight drone attack on Russia

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• Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Russia, with 452 drones intercepted over 17 Russian regions, including areas near Moscow.
• Moscow's mayor reported that over 430 drones were directed towards the Russian capital, with most shot down before reaching the city and 36 while on direct course towards Moscow.
• Damage was reported in regions bordering Ukraine and near Moscow, including a pipe factory in Belgorod and an oil facility in Kaluga, with one person reported dead in the attacks.

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Ukraine launched a large-scale attack on Russia overnight using hundreds of drones, many of which were heading towards Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on Tuesday.

It said that 452 drones had been intercepted over 17 Russian regions. Damage was reported in areas including the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine and the industrial area of Kaluga, south-west of Moscow.

Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Telegram that "more than 430 drones" had been directed towards the Russian capital. Most of them had been shot down well before reaching Moscow, and 36 while on direct course towards the city.

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If confirmed, this would be the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow in terms of numbers in the past two years. However, it is unclear which drones were included in Sobyanin's figures. The information cannot be independently verified. He did not report any damage, but Moscow's airports were closed for hours.

Meanwhile, media reported that a pipe factory belonging to Gazprom went up in flames in the western Russian city of Belgorod. The region's acting governor, Alexander Shushaev, spoke of a missile attack and subsequent fire at an unspecified infrastructure site. One person was reported to have died in the attack.

In Kaluga, a fire broke out at an industrial site following drone attacks, according to Governor Vladislav Shapsha. Media reports suggest that the site in question is an oil facility.