Ukraine strikes Moscow with mass drone attack on election day

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Ukraine launched massive drone attacks on Moscow on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, killing two people and damaging an oil refinery, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a meeting with Donald Trump in New York. Russian authorities reported over 1,600 Ukrainian drones launched, with 450 intercepted near Moscow. A 44-year-old woman and an elderly man were killed, and 400 people were evacuated from a high-rise building after a drone sparked a fire. Zelenskyy confirmed the refinery strike, calling it a billion-dollar blow to Russia's war machine. In Ukraine, Russian attacks killed four people in the Kyiv region, including three children, and a drone strike in Cherson killed a priest. Zelenskyy reported over 2,000 Russian drones, 1,700 glide bombs, and 19 missiles used this week.


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