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Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia

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Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections.

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Russia says dozens of Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow as broader attack hit multiple regions (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defenses had shot down drones approaching the capital, later reporting that the total number intercepted had risen to 76.

  2. The Guardian

    Hundreds of drones target Moscow on last day of voting in Russia’s parliamentary election (opens The Guardian)

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    Authorities accuse Ukraine of trying to disrupt poll and say 1,600 drones in total intercepted, while at least two people killed and oil refinery damaged Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the cou…

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia including largest ever attack on Moscow, Russian officials say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia including largest ever attack on Moscow, Russian officials say

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia including largest attack on Moscow (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, including what Moscow’s mayor described as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that its forces shot down 1,100 Ukrainian drones across the country, as well as ove…

  5. The Boston Globe

    Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital.

  6. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Fires over 1,000 Drones at Russia, Including Hundreds at Moscow (opens Breitbart News)

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    Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections.

  7. France 24

    Ukraine hits Russia with major drone attack, targetting refinery (opens France 24)

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    In Russia, voters are on the third and final day of casting ballots in the country's first wartime parliamentary election. Despite the voting however, Ukraine carried out what Moscow described as the "largest ever" drone attack on the Russian capital. Kyiv reportedly fired over 1.

  8. CBS News

    Ukraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds fired at Moscow (opens CBS News)

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    Across the wider Moscow region, the attack killed two people and wounded 20, a local official said Sunday.

  9. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill at least 8, wound 30 across Ukraine, as a child injured in Sept. 19 strike dies in hospital (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Air Force reported that Russian troops launched 138 attack drones against Ukraine, of which 101 were intercepted.

  10. Fox News

    Ukraine targets Russia with over 1,000 drones, killing 2 as Moscow holds last day of elections (opens Fox News)

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    Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones and missiles at Moscow in what Russia calls the largest attack of the war, damaging a major oil refinery.

  11. WSVN Miami

    Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including ‘largest ever’ attack on Moscow (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping...

  12. Townhall

  13. UPI

    Ukraine attacks Russia on last day of elections, killing 2 (opens UPI)

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    Ukraine targeted Russia with more than 1,000 drones and a newly developed ballistic missile Sunday in what the Moscow mayor described as the largest such attack on the nation's capital.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia on final day of Duma elections (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones at Russia in its largest drone attack of the war, coinciding with the final day of the Russian Duma elections. The onslaught amounted to a rare success for Ukraine’s summer drone campaign against Moscow, which had failed to breach any of the city’s air defenses for…

  15. France 24

    Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia in "largest ever" attack on Moscow (opens France 24)

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    Russia is completing its three-day vote for the Duma this Sunday – the first since its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The election was organised for the first time also in the Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia, and it was marked by Ukrainian drone strikes at various areas - mainly Moscow.

  16. The Daily Caller

    Ukraine Launches 1,000 Drones At Russia, Hits Oil Refinery, Residential Building (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘Glass went flying; people started screaming and shouting’

  17. 19FortyFive

    ‘Unprecedented Attack’: Ukraine Just Fired 450 Drones at Moscow as Part of a Massive 1,600 Drone Assault on Russia (opens 19FortyFive)

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    All four international airports serving the Moscow region were disrupted. Zelensky named ten weapons systems used in the strike, including the new Flamingo and Pelican, and said Ukraine had hit billions of dollars of what sustains the war machine.

  18. The Columbian

    Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia (opens The Columbian)

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    Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections.

  19. The Kyiv Independent

    Russia launched more than 2,000 drones at Ukraine over past week, Zelensky says (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    In addition to the drones, most of which Zelensky said were jet-powered and capable of reaching 600 kilometers per hour (nearly 370 miles per hour), Russian forces launched 1,700 air bombs and 19 missiles of various types.

  20. CBN

    Russia Retaliates After Ukraine Launches 1,000 Drones with Hundreds Targeting Moscow (opens CBN)

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    Ukraine fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia over the weekend, including hundreds launched at Moscow.

  21. 19FortyFive

    Ukraine Fired over 1,000 Drones at Targets in Russia and Moscow Was One of the Prime Targets in ‘Largest Attack’ on Capital (opens 19FortyFive)

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    The war in Ukraine looks set to intensify as Kyiv fired over 1,000 drones at Russia with many being aimed towards Moscow.

  22. Euromaidan Press

    Ukraine shoots down Russian drones by hundred thousand: 350,000 this year, filmed and verified hit by hit in DELTA (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    The tally dwarfs what NATO manages against a handful of Russian drones.

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