President Vladimir Putin says the biggest ever drone strike on Moscow targeted civilians, accusing Ukraine of an attack Russia warns would warrant a 'severe' response.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said two people were injured in the attacks, one of whom was hospitalised.Russia's foreign ministry said it reserved the right to take the most "severe measures" in response to the drone attack.
"Of course we are pleased to watch and predict an increase in the number of attacks," Mykhailo Podolyak said.The White House said it was still gathering information on the reports of drones striking in Moscow, while reiterating that Washington did not support attacks inside Russia. But drone attacks deep inside the country have intensified in recent weeks with strikes on oil pipelines and even the Kremlin earlier this month.The New York Times reported that US intelligence believes Kyiv was responsible.Russia began attacking the Ukrainian capital with swarms of cheaply produced loitering munitions often known as "kamikaze" drones last October and uses them extensively during its regular air strikes across Ukraine.
Kyiv said four people died around Ukraine in Russia's latest attacks on Tuesday, with 34 wounded including two children.At least 20 Shahed drones were destroyed by air defence forces in Kyiv’s airspace in the latest attack on the Ukrainian capital.A rescuer attends the scene of an apartment building damaged during a massive Russian drone strike in Kyiv.In the Ukrainian capital, burned-out cars, glass and debris littered the street outside a building where apartments were wrecked.
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