Mass drone attack hits Moscow as Russia launches deadly strikes in Ukraine

Moscow was hit by a large-scale drone attack, with Moscow's mayor saying about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight. A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was hit in the attack. Three people were injured in the attack, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who said roughly a third of the drones Ukraine launched at the capital had been destroyed.

In Ukraine, Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Ukraine said it shot down three Russian missiles and nearly 100 drones. Firefighters were tackling a fire that started overnight at a market in the capital, Kyiv, after it was hit by Russian missiles and drones.

Air-raid sirens sounded multiple times in Kyiv, with at least six people, including a child, reportedly injured, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. In other parts of Ukraine, officials reported multiple casualties. In Russia, Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov described the drone assault as one of the most massive in recent memory.

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