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Russia has been bombarded in the biggest Ukrainian drone attack of the war, Moscow officials have said, on the same day as crunch talks are set to be held between Kyiv and the United States.

The Russian Defence Ministry said air defences shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions overnight, a record high, as Ukraine hit back at a series of brutal recent attacks launched by Moscow.

At least one Russian civilian has been killed and several injured, with dramatic footage showing fires raging from the exploding drones including in high rise residential buildings near Moscow.

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[–] duuuurtymike@lemm.ee -1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Wow. I’m kinda shocked by this news. Ukraine on the offensive? Why?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

They're not on an offensive, they're just sending drones to attack civilian infrastructure to distract from their collapse in Kursk https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/03/11/retreat-ukrainian-brigades-appear-to-be-leaving-kursk/

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They need to have some success to put onto the table and show USA and EU they still can win. Regardless of this "win" being basically terror attack, USA and EU loves them anyway.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Negotiations in Saudi right now. Ukraine probably wants to show they are willing to bomb cities just like Russia if they do not get a good deal.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 hours ago

Likely also to distract from the massive disaster that's unfolding in Kursk.