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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Reynolds

‘Moscow will burn’ says Zelensky as Ukraine launches huge attack on Russian capital

  • Ukraine launched a significant drone strike on Moscow , targeting the capital's oil refinery for the second time this week, in retaliation for recent attacks on Ukrainian territory.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a stark warning, stating that 'Moscow will burn' if Russian attacks continue, following damage to a historic monastery in Kyiv.
  • Hundreds of drones were reportedly involved in the overnight assault on Moscow, marking one of the largest aerial attacks on Russia since the conflict began.
  • The Ukrainian strike came after a drone and missile attack on Monday killed at least 10 people across Ukraine and damaged the 1,000-year-old Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery.
  • Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobhyanin, claimed around 180 drones heading for the capital were downed, while Trump suggested that Vladimir Putin needs the war in Ukraine to conclude due to Russia's higher troop losses.

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