The air is getting thinner for Vladimir Putin. Ukraine does not have any heavy, long-range weapons. But its drone attacks are becoming more dangerous for Russia and are now reaching targets in the capital.
- Ukraine attacks shock Russia's Capital city
- Ukraine drops hundreds of drones over Moscow away
- Refinery and power plants on fire
This will Vladimir Putin not at all. More than two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war sparked by Putin has now reached Moscow. Several violent urban drone attacks shook the Russian capital over the weekend. Videos published online document the violent Ukrainian attack.
Ukraine war news: Ukrainian drone attacks shake Moscow
According to Russian sources, massive Ukrainian drone attacks have hit a refinery in Moscow and two power plants. A fire broke out in the Kapotnja refinery in the southeast of the capital, but the fire brigade was able to contain it after some time, the state news agency Tass reported.
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Next Putin slap: Ukraine attacks nuclear power plants and refinery in Moscow
Attacks on a power plant on the southern outskirts of Moscow and on a power plant in the Tver region, about 100 kilometers northeast of the metropolis, were officially confirmed. Russian online media published unconfirmed videos suggesting that there were fires in these plants as well. Debris from drones fell in the Moscow area, as Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram. Images circulating online document the Ukraine attacks.
???? Moscow oil refinery this morning. pic.twitter.com/gfdZr8uBkQ
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) 1 September 2024
???? Russia: Ukrainian drones continue to fly over Moscow, hitting energy infrastructure, as Emergency Situations Ministry employees dispatched to extinguish fires look on in disbelief.
“Damn, these ‘air defenses’ – do they shoot with machine guns??” pic.twitter.com/ooOCwDnDbH— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) 1 September 2024
Ukrainian drones have attacked the Moscow oil refinery – one of the largest and most heavily guarded in #Russia
The attack caused a major fire in the facility. pic.twitter.com/LrHvgUcILN
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) 1 September 2024
Highest reported number of drones – Ukraine drops 158 drones over Russia
The Defense Ministry in Moscow reports that 158 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight across 15 different Russian regions. The number cannot be independently verified, but it is the highest number reported for a Ukrainian drone attack to date. Russian troops invaded Ukraine two and a half years ago on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. With its long-range weapons, Russia has also largely destroyed numerous power plants. Ukraine does not have such weapons. But they are fighting back with large numbers of drones that attack Russian industrial facilities.
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