Drone attack shadows final day of Russia’s wartime parliamentary election
Russian officials reported a major overnight barrage as voters took part in the last day of the three-day State Duma election.
Russia’s three-day State Duma election reached its final day under the shadow of a major reported drone attack on Moscow and other parts of the country.
Russian officials said Ukraine had launched the barrage, with accounts citing more than 1,000 drones. Moscow described the attack as the largest ever against the capital, although the scale of the operation was disputed in official accounts.
Officials reported that two people were killed and six injured in the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also reported damage at the Moscow Oil Refinery, where emergency services attended the site. The extent and precise location of the damage were unclear.
The attack came as Russia held what was described as its first wartime parliamentary election. Russian authorities characterised the strikes as an attempt to disrupt the vote, but the supplied material does not independently establish Ukraine’s responsibility or that motive.
Russian officials have reported previous Ukrainian attacks against energy infrastructure, including the Moscow Oil Refinery, as Kyiv has intensified strikes on Russian energy targets. The casualty figures, drone counts and damage reports remain claims attributed to Russian officials.
