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| The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian forces had fired at least three drones at Moscow, the latest in a wave of attacks in Russia; one of them was destroyed in Odintsovo, outside Moscow. Two others struck commercial buildings in the capital after being intercepted by Russian air defenses, officials said. | The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian forces had fired at least three drones at Moscow, the latest in a wave of attacks in Russia; one of them was destroyed in Odintsovo, outside Moscow. Two others struck commercial buildings in the capital after being intercepted by Russian air defenses, officials said. |
| Ukraine does not typically claim responsibility for attacks in Russia, but senior Ukrainian officials said last week that recent drone attacks on Moscow were orchestrated by Kyiv. Video from Russian state media showed blown-out windows and twisted beams in one of Moscow’s premier skyscrapers. There were no injuries. | Ukraine does not typically claim responsibility for attacks in Russia, but senior Ukrainian officials said last week that recent drone attacks on Moscow were orchestrated by Kyiv. Video from Russian state media showed blown-out windows and twisted beams in one of Moscow’s premier skyscrapers. There were no injuries. |
| In his evening address, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, did not explicitly mention the strikes in Moscow but noted that “gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia,” including military and “symbolic” centers. He had previously promised “retaliation” after two weeks of nonstop Russian bombardment on Odesa, a city on the Black Sea. | In his evening address, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, did not explicitly mention the strikes in Moscow but noted that “gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia,” including military and “symbolic” centers. He had previously promised “retaliation” after two weeks of nonstop Russian bombardment on Odesa, a city on the Black Sea. |
| Ukrainian victories: The recapture of the strategically significant village of Staromaiorske has been among the few breakthroughs in a halting counteroffensive, where in two months Kyiv’s troops have advanced less than 10 miles at any point along a 100-mile front. | Ukrainian victories: The recapture of the strategically significant village of Staromaiorske has been among the few breakthroughs in a halting counteroffensive, where in two months Kyiv’s troops have advanced less than 10 miles at any point along a 100-mile front. |