Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of its war with Russia

Ukraine launched a large-scale aerial attack on Russia, with 822 drones intercepted overnight, according to Russia's defence ministry. Of these drones, 600 targeted Moscow, causing significant damage and killing several people. Moscow's regional governor, Andrey Vorobyov, described the assault as "one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory".

The attacks resulted in civilian casualties on both sides of the conflict. In Russia, five people were killed in a residential area of the Rostov region, and three more people were killed in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Moscow regions. Four others were killed in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia, bringing the total death toll to 19.

In Ukraine, a barrage of Russian drones and missiles killed two people and wounded 14 at ArcelorMittal's steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. Another strike hit Kryvyi Rih on Sunday evening, killing one person. Strikes also hit other regions, killing two people in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, according to the Business Recorder.

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