Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow region, says Russia

At least three people were killed and several injured overnight in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Russian officials have said.

A woman died in Khimki, north of Moscow, and a person was trapped under rubble, regional governor Andrei Vorobiev said. A man and a woman were killed in the village of Pogorelki.

A male Indian citizen was killed and three others injured, India's Moscow embassy said, but it was not clear whether these casualties were included in Vorobiev's tally. Another person died in Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were an "entirely justified" response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. ---More...

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A large Ukrainian drone swarm just struck the city of Moscow pic.twitter.com/z4OPSIkoWt

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