Russia says it will intensify strikes on Kyiv — The Guardian
In Russia, the Defence Ministry of the aggressor state said it intends to continue and intensify high-precision strikes on military targets in Kyiv. The ministry linked this to a drone attack on the Moscow region and accused Ukraine of trying to disrupt the Russian elections.
As The Guardian reports, at least two people were killed during the attack on the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that about 1,600 drones were allegedly used in the attack, with 450 of them, he said, heading directly toward the Russian capital. The outlet published images of a damaged high-rise building on the outskirts of Moscow and smoke above a facility resembling an oil refinery.
Zelenskyy’s statement on the strikes
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s long-range actions had a very significant impact in the Moscow region. According to him, the means used included the “Pelican,” which was initially believed to be a short-range ballistic missile, though sources later identified it as a fixed-wing drone.
Zelenskyy also reported the use of Ukrainian “Flamingo” cruise missiles for strikes on Moscow. According to the outlet, these long-range weapons had previously been used against targets deep inside Russia.
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Consequences of attacks in Kyiv Oblast
Four people, including three children, were killed as a result of a nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast, local authorities reported. According to the State Emergency Service, a Russian drone hit a private house, killing a mother and her two three-year-old children. Another girl died in hospital after a separate drone strike in another district.
Drone attacks continued in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast throughout the day, while drone debris fell in various districts of the capital. Tymur Tkachenko said that the oblast had been under attack in several districts for more than a day.
Voting in the occupied territories
Preliminary results of the Russian elections showed the lead of the United Russia party. After about 58% of polling stations had been counted, the party had nearly 58% of the vote on party lists for 225 parliamentary seats, Russia’s Central Election Commission reported.
The voting also included residents of parts of four Ukrainian oblasts temporarily occupied by Russia, which Moscow does not fully control, as well as temporarily occupied Crimea. Kyiv called this illegal, while the European Union called it a gross violation of international law.
