In short
- Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyev said two people were killed and six injured in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, and that 249 drones were shot down.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones heading for the capital were shot down in what he called an “unprecedented attack”.
- A Ukrainian official said eight people, including three children, were killed in Russian attacks on the Kyiv and Sumy regions on Saturday.
- US President Donald Trump signed a sanctions bill on Friday that gives him powers to impose 100% tariffs on major purchasers of Russian energy.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
At least two people were killed and six injured in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, according to Governor Andrei Vorobyev, who said 249 drones were shot down. Fires broke out in residential houses and at a warehouse, and an oil refinery in Moscow was damaged.
How many drones were shot down over Moscow?
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones heading for the capital were shot down in what he described as an “unprecedented attack”. Andrei Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow region, said 249 drones were shot down overnight and reported fires in several residential houses and at a local warehouse.
Who was killed in the Moscow region?
Vorobyev said in a Telegram post on Sunday that a 44-year-old woman was killed in Sofyino when a drone hit a three-storey residential building, and that five other people, including two children, were injured. In the Orekhovo-Zuevo district, an elderly man died after a private house was hit, the governor said.
Sobyanin said a drone struck a building near one of Moscow’s boulevards and that a facility at an oil refinery was damaged. Sheremetyevo, Moscow’s largest airport, warned passengers about “temporary restrictions”, while all arrivals and departures were halted at Vnukovo airport. Restrictions at both airports were lifted by Sunday morning, but each warned some flights may still be delayed. Interceptions of drones and missiles over cities have become a feature of several conflicts: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile after the Houthis said they struck Riyadh and Yanbu.
What did Ukraine report?
Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the Kyiv regional administration, said a mother and her two small children, a boy and a girl, were killed in a Russian attack on Saturday in the city of Fastiv, where several private homes were also damaged. He later said a child injured in a separate attack in Vyshhorod, north of Kyiv, had died in hospital. In the north-eastern Sumy region, top local official Oleh Hryhorov said four people were killed when a Russian drone hit the car they were travelling in. A Ukrainian official said eight people in total, including three children, were killed in Russian attacks on the Kyiv and Sumy regions on Saturday. Similar strikes have caused civilian casualties before, including a Russian drone attack on a mall in Pavlohrad that killed five people and wounded 67.
What is the US position on the war?
US President Donald Trump signed a sanctions bill on Friday that targets Russia’s economy by imposing tariffs on the biggest buyers of Russian oil and gas, which include China and India. The legislation gives Trump powers to impose 100% tariffs on major purchasers of Russian energy. Both Russia and Ukraine have continued to hit energy infrastructure in the past week, despite Trump saying on social media that the two sides had agreed not to.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were killed in the Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region?
Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyev said two people were killed and six injured. He said a 44-year-old woman died in Sofyino and an elderly man died in the Orekhovo-Zuevo district.
How many drones were intercepted over Moscow?
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones heading for the capital were shot down, calling it an “unprecedented attack”. Moscow region governor Andrei Vorobyev said 249 drones were shot down over the region.
How many people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine on Saturday?
A Ukrainian official said eight people, including three children, were killed in Russian attacks on the Kyiv and Sumy regions on Saturday. The deaths included a mother and her two children in Fastiv and four people in the Sumy region.
What sanctions did Donald Trump sign against Russia?
US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday that lets him impose 100% tariffs on major purchasers of Russian oil and gas, including China and India.
With reporting from BBC News.
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