Ukraine Attacks Moscow In Its Largest Drone Offensive Since War Began

Ukraine hit Moscow on Tuesday in its biggest drone assault since the war began in late February 2022, killing at least one person and destroying homes across the capital region. It also caused about 50 flights to be rerouted from airports around the city.

Russia said it destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones hovering over the Moscow region and 124 other drones over eight other regions, Reuters reported.

Kyiv said Russia had attacked it overnight with 46 drones, 38 of which were destroyed.

The drone attacks on Russia damaged high-rise apartment buildings in the Ramenskoye district of Moscow, causing apartments to become ablaze, residents told Reuters.

A 46-year-old woman was killed and three people were wounded in Ramenskoye, Moscow regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said.

More than 70 drones were also taken out over Russia’s Bryansk region and dozens more over other regions, Russia’s defense ministry said.

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As Russia moves farther into in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv has carried out attacks across the border into Russia’s western Kursk region that began Aug. 6 and by implementing drone attacks over Russia.

Moscow and Kyiv have both tried to buy and develop new drones, finding new ways to use them or destroy them with everything from shotguns to advanced electronic jamming systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Ukrainian drone attacks that target civilian infrastructure such as nuclear power plants “terrorism” and has vowed a response.

Price Action: Defense stocks saw gains and losses into Tuesday’s mid-day trading.

• RTX Corporation RTX slipped 0.78% to $120.21
• General Dynamics Corp GD gained 0.17% to $302.06
• Northrop Grumman NOC declined 0.49% to $521.63

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