Russia's military says it downed 45 Ukrainian drones, including 11 in the Moscow region, in Kyiv's biggest drone attack to date amid Ukraine's ongoing Kursk incursion.
Moscow — Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russia n authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital. Russia downed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Ministry of Defense said.
Special forces have led the charge, enabling Ukraine to capture a claimed 500 square miles of Russian territory to create what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said will be a buffer zone to prevent Russian missile attacks on residents in the east of the country.But it's uncertain how long Ukraine will be able to hold the ground it has seized in Kursk. The incursion has opened up another front in a war that already has Ukrainian forces badly stretched.
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