Russian bombing leaves dead in Ukraine and Moscow reports massive drone attack

In northeastern Ukraine, Russian shelling killed at least ten people and injured 15 in the Kharkiv region.

Moscow said it had faced one of the biggest drone attacks launched by Kiev since the start of the war, with hundreds of devices aimed at the Russian capital and other areas under Moscow's control.

The Russian attack hit the town of Pecheniguy, located about 60 kilometers from Kharkiv, said the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Synegoubov, in a message published on Telegram. According to him, rescue teams continued to be mobilized at the site throughout the day in search of survivors and victims under the rubble.

Images released by Ukraine's emergency services show rescue teams extracting victims amid destroyed buildings and burned vehicles (see the video above).

While counting the damage caused by the bombing in Kharkiv, Ukraine reported being targeted by 147 Russian drones last night. According to Kiev, 111 of these devices were intercepted by the country's air defenses.

On the Russian side, authorities reported one of the largest drone attacks carried out by Ukraine since the start of the invasion. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, at least 620 drones were launched against the capital region between Monday and Tuesday.

Russian forces claim to have shot down 180 of these devices. Emergency services were called to respond to the incidents, but authorities did not provide detailed information about material damage.

The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, reported that three people were injured, including a 10-year-old girl. Air traffic at the Russian capital's airports was temporarily suspended for security reasons.

Other Russian-controlled regions have also reported attacks blamed on Ukraine. In Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 and claimed by Kiev, the bombings caused interruptions in the electricity supply.

Escalation with no prospect of respite Tuesday's attacks illustrate the growing intensity of the war, which has entered its fifth year. In recent months, both Russia and Ukraine have expanded the scope of their military operations, increasingly resorting to the use of drones to strike targets deep in adversary territory.

The escalation has increased the number of civilian casualties and caused damage to essential infrastructure on both sides of the border, while the prospects for a negotiated solution to the conflict remain distant.