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Drone and Missile War Escalates Between Russia and Ukraine as Moscow Begins Nuclear Drills

Russia begins three days of nuclear drills after a surge of long‑range strikes by both sides.

Overview

  • Russia’s overnight assault Monday used 524 attack drones and 22 missiles, injuring more than two dozen people including three children and striking regions such as Dnipro and Odesa where a Chinese‑owned cargo ship was hit off the coast.
  • Ukraine’s weekend long‑range drone campaign reached the Moscow region, and the SBU said it struck a military enterprise, the Moscow oil refinery, and two oil pumping stations in a joint operation with the military.
  • Russian authorities reported three deaths near the capital and at least 12 people injured in Moscow, and debris from downed drones caused flight disruptions after fragments fell at Sheremetyevo Airport.
  • Russia’s defense ministry said its air defenses downed large numbers of Ukrainian drones, including 315 reported Tuesday across multiple regions, and officials in Yaroslavl said debris sparked a fire at an industrial site.
  • The defense ministry said nuclear forces began a three‑day exercise Tuesday, a show of escalation as cross‑border strikes intensify and as Kyiv renews calls for stronger air‑defense and anti‑ballistic support.