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Nearly 200 Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow, Largest Attack, 16 Injured

6/20/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Nearly 200 Ukrainian drones struck Moscow, the biggest attack on the capital in at least two years.
The raids, which Russian air defenses countered by downing about 190 drones near Moscow and intercepting 555 nationwide, injured 16 people in the Moscow region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike a justified response and part of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” to pressure Russia to negotiate.

History

Historical Context

On 27 March 1999, during NATO’s 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia, a Yugoslav 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade shot down a U.S. F-117, marking the first ever loss of a stealth aircraft. The incident showed that even high-tech air campaigns could be countered. In February 2024 Ukraine deployed thousands of drones over Moscow, echoing that lesson by using massed unmanned attacks to pressure the Russian government.

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Story summary

Nearly 200 Ukrainian drones struck Moscow, the biggest attack on the capital in at least two years.
The raids, which Russian air defenses countered by downing about 190 drones near Moscow and intercepting 555 nationwide, injured 16 people in the Moscow region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike a justified response and part of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” to pressure Russia to negotiate.

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