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Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

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Newest development Aug 22, 2024 · 2 reportsUkraine targets critical Russian air bases in mass drone raids

Ukrainian drone strikes have brought the fight far from the front line into the heart of Russia.

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    Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

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    Ukraine targets critical Russian air bases in mass drone raids

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack yet but destroys them all, Russian authorities say (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Russian authorities say Moscow has come under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, and that it destroyed all of them. Russia’s Ministry of Defense says Russia destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight.

  2. Fortune

    Ukraine’s Kursk offensive intensifies as Russia repels one of the largest ever drone attacks on Moscow (opens Fortune)

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    “Our force should be felt in various corners of Russia,” Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Wednesday on Telegram.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Ukraine advances in Russia as Moscow mayor accuses Kyiv of ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Jessie Yeung, Paul P. Murphy and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s bold cross-border advance in Russia has seen troops continue to take out key bridges in the western part of the country, while on Wednesday Moscow’s mayor accused Kyiv of attempting to launch “one of the largest ever” drone attacks…

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Ukrainian drone strikes have brought the fight far from the front line into the heart of Russia.

  5. The Guardian

    Ukraine launches Moscow drone attack as Kursk offensive continues (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Mayor describes ‘one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow’ as Russia says it destroyed 45 drones

  6. Washington Times

    Ukraine fires drones at Moscow amid push into Russia (opens Washington Times)

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    The Kremlin said Ukraine launched a major drone strike on Moscow in what it referred to as a "terrorist attack" as Kyiv continues its cross-border incursion into Russia.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Ukraine carries out one of the largest ever drone attacks on Moscow as Kursk incursion continues (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The tides of the Russia-Ukraine war, largely carried out through artillery and drone advances, changed earlier this month.

  8. New York Times

    Russia Said It Repelled a Large Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow (opens New York Times)

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    The attack came as Kyiv presses on with a cross-border offensive into western Russia that has rattled the Kremlin.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine targets Moscow in ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Assault on Russian capital launched as Ukraine presses on with major incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.

  10. Breitbart News

    Moscow Targeted in One of Ukraine's Largest Drone Strike Attacks (opens Breitbart News)

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    Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported.

  11. Fox News

    Moscow targeted with largest drone attack of war with Ukraine: Russian officials (opens Fox News)

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    Russian officials on Wednesday said air defenses deterred one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow since the war began in 2022.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Ukraine’s drone attacks drive home ‘new normal’ of war in Russia (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ukraine launched a flurry of drone attacks around Russia, according to Russian authorities, including a drone barrage near Moscow.

  13. ABC 7 New York

    Ukraine launches drone attack on Moscow: officials (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The latest in the Ukraine-Russia war includes a drone attack. Officials said Ukraine launched drones on Moscow.

  14. WHDH Boston

    Ukraine advances in Russia as Moscow mayor accuses Kyiv of ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Ukraine’s bold cross-border advance in Russia has seen troops continue to take out key bridges in the western part of the country, while on Wednesday Moscow’s

  15. New York Post

    Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest-ever drone attacks on Russian capital as war intensifies (opens New York Post)

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    Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones shot down by air defenses in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.

  16. NBC News

    Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack; Putin inspects troops in surprise trip to Chechnya (opens NBC News)

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    Russian authorities said Wednesday that Moscow came under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, and that it destroyed all of them.

  17. Newsweek

    Moscow comes under most massive drone attack this year (opens Newsweek)

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    Russia claims it destroyed 45 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting different locations throughout the country/

  18. CBS News

    Russia says major Ukraine drone attack targeting Moscow thwarted by air defenses as Kursk incursion continues (opens CBS News)

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    Russia's military says it downed 45 Ukrainian drones, including 11 in the Moscow region, in Kyiv's biggest drone attack to date amid Ukraine's ongoing Kursk incursion.

  19. Newsweek

    Ukraine targets critical Russian air bases in mass drone raids (opens Newsweek)

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    Videos show a massive fireball and plumes of black smoke over the Marinovka base, hours after another in the Murmansk region, 1250 miles from Ukraine, was hit.

  20. New York Post

    Kyiv ups drone attacks as mass evacuations begin over Russia’s advancing troops (opens New York Post)

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    Kyiv is increasing its drone attacks against Russia, firing a new barrage of 28 drones on Thursday as officials ordered mandatory evacuations in Donetsk amid the Kremlin's rapid advancement.

  21. PBS NewsHour

    Moscow comes under one of Ukraine's largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk, eastern Ukraine (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the country's capital.

  22. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Moscow: Drone attack blocked (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    MOSCOW -- Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital.

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