Russia Crimea and Moscow target of Ukrainian attacks - three dead
According to Russian reports, at least three people have died in Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow region. At least four more people were injured during the night, the governor of the Moscow region, Andrey Vorobyov, wrote on his Telegram channel.
17.05.2026, 06:59
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In addition, several houses and apartments were damaged and caught fire. In several communities, infrastructure facilities were also attacked.
Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram in the early morning that more than 120 drones had been shot down in the past 24 hours. At least twelve people had been injured in the capital, mainly workers near an oil refinery. Several houses were damaged. The information could not initially be independently verified.
Drone attacks also reported in Crimea
During the night, Ukraine also attacked the Russian-occupied naval city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, damaging several apartment blocks and houses, according to the authorities. In addition, debris from a downed drone hit a high-voltage power line, causing power outages, the city's head of administration, Mikhail Rasvoshayev, wrote on the Telegram platform. However, the city's power station was not hit.
A total of 25 drones were shot down over several parts of the city and the Black Sea, Razvozhayev continued. According to preliminary information, no one was injured. This information could not initially be independently verified either.
Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014. Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. In the war that has been going on ever since, Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russian targets in Crimea with drones, among other things.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Russia carried out one of the longest and heaviest airstrikes on Ukraine. In Kiev alone, 24 bodies were recovered from a destroyed apartment block.
Russia is systematically shelling its neighbor's hinterland. Civilians are killed almost daily in the attacks in Ukraine; residential buildings and vital infrastructure for the inhabitants are destroyed.
