Russian Authorities Report 3 Killed, Dozens Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow Region
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- Russian authorities reported at least three people killed and a dozen injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region overnight.
- Over 120 drones were shot down over Moscow, damaging three houses.
- This follows a Russian missile strike in Kyiv that killed 24.
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At least three people were killed, and a dozen were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region overnight, Russian authorities said on Sunday.
The drone attacks come after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a response to a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv on Friday that killed 24, including three children.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said over 120 drones had been shot down over Moscow in the last 24 hours, which left three houses damaged.
Overall, 556 drones had been downed over the country overnight, the mayor said.
A woman died when a home was hit in the city of Khimki, north of Moscow, and two men died in the village of Pogorelki in the Mytishchi district, according to Moscow governor Andrei Vorobyov.
This comes after Russia launched more than 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles in attacks across Ukraine this week, over two consecutive days, killing dozens of people, Ukrainian officials said.
Zelensky said on Friday that he had instructed Ukraine's military to prepare responses to the attack.
The Ukrainian president also said Russia is planning to target around two dozen "decision-making centres”, including government buildings and military command posts.
"They have been nursing this plan for a long time, and now, after Iran, have become active again – trying to locate us and track our movements," he said.
