Overview
- Ukrainian officials confirmed a large drone operation that struck the Kapotnya (Moscow) oil refinery and other targets, producing multiple fires and local reports of wounded workers.
- Russian authorities said their air defenses shot down hundreds of drones and ordered all four major Moscow airports closed for much of the morning, citing safety concerns and widespread disruptions to flights.
- Regional officials reported a separate drone impact on a Bryansk bus carrying a Belarusian youth football team that killed one adult chaperone and injured several minors, a strike Moscow has attributed to Ukrainian drones.
- Kyiv framed the raids as a justified response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and as part of a campaign to degrade Russian logistics, while Kremlin officials vowed mass coordinated reprisals and said the strikes make talks harder.
- Western allies are accelerating military and logistical support for Ukraine, including air‑defence aid and meeting plans in the Ramstein/contact‑group format, as analysts warn Ukraine’s growing long‑range drone reach could further disrupt fuel and supply lines to Crimea.