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Aftermath of the attack on Moscow, 18 June 2026. Credit: Exilenova+

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No experience required: Russia advertises for drone operators to defend Moscow from Ukrainian attacks

A job listing on Russia's largest employment platform seeks drone operators to help defend Moscow, reflecting the growing impact of Ukraine's expanding long-range drone campaign.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Ukraine ballistic missile program moscow

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Russia says it downed Ukraine’s first ballistic missile—a weapon Kyiv has never announced

Kyiv stayed silent. Moscow's ministry did the announcing.

byAlya Shandra

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100% down: Moscow’s biggest refinery cannot refine crude until next year — Reuters

Two strikes in three days disabled both primary units, halting all crude processing at the plant

byMaria Tril

moscow's airports shut hours ukrainian drones target russian capital · post smoke raising approaches moscow during drone attack 22 2026 ukraine news reports

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Moscow’s airports shut for hours as Ukrainian drones target the Russian capital

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed 301 drones downed across the country, while the mayor put the count near Moscow at dozens.

byYuri Zoria

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“Safe Moscow” is no more – drone strikes are eroding the sense of security felt in Russia’s capital, SBU unit says

A Ukrainian SBU drone unit says repeated strikes on a key Moscow refinery are eroding the idea that Russia’s capital remains insulated from the war.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Moscow refinery supplying 50% of region’s diesel hit by drones – second strike in three days

The Kapotnya refinery sits about 15 kilometers from the Kremlin

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine strikes Moscow’s largest oil refinery, 15 kilometers from the Kremlin

Putin pulled nearly all of Russia's key air defense to the capital. It was not enough.

byMaria Tril

Russia's MAKS airshow at Zhukovsky airfield near Moscow in 2015. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

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No air show, no confidence: Russia quietly cancels MAKS for fourth year as Ukraine intensifies strikes on Moscow region

The decision follows a pattern of scaled-back public events amid sustained Ukrainian UAV strikes on refineries, tech sites, and military facilities around Moscow.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Military tech

Russians caught putting Pantsirs on rooftops in Moscow in the rain following Ukrainian strikes

Every air defense platform defending Moscow is a platform not defending elsewhere.

byIgor Kossov

russian church courts strip priests rank refusing patriarch kirill's war prayer · post president vladimir putin orthodox kirill file 2022 earlier владимир путин и патриарх кирилл фото alexander nemenov dpa

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International

Russian church courts strip priests of rank for refusing Patriarch Kirill’s war prayer

About 50 priests have been documented as targets so far. Several have since had their ranks restored by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople after lengthy appeals.

byYuri Zoria

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Analysis

Ukraine’s attack on Moscow: Show of force? Yes. Path of revenge? Not quite.

Moscow's air defense "never coped under the pressure of regular UAVs."

byIgor Kossov

Ukrainian drones bombing Moscow in 2026 and the London Blitz in 1940

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Opinion

Is Ukraine about to repeat Hitler’s mistake with the London Blitz?

The West left Ukraine one exit. It's the wrong one.

byHans Petter Midttun

The image shows JSC “Angstrem” in Zelenograd, Moscow Oblast, a semiconductor manufacturer producing components from discrete transistors to modern microcontrollers and microprocessors. The company is under US sanctions. Source: Exilenova_Plus

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For first time in war, Ukrainian strikes begin worrying Russians more than front

Meanwhile, Russian state TV gave the largest Moscow attack of the war under a minute.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine pitches eu airport ceasefire russia—moscow's two main airports now ukrainian striking range · post foreign minister andrii sybiha 29 2026 g_1bsgraaaa44lc kyiv pitched ministers brussels mutual russia politico reported

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Ukraine pitches EU on an “airport ceasefire” with Russia—Moscow’s two main airports are now in Ukrainian striking range

Ukraine's FM says the mutual halt could give Russia an incentive to engage, while letting European leaders broker as a complementary track to US-led talks.

byYuri Zoria

North Korean troops took part in the military parade on Red Square in Moscow on 9 May. Image: Astra

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9 May parade Russia held without single tank featured one thing Moscow has never shown before

This is who Russia is now.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

101 air defenses ring Russia’s 9 May parade. A Ukrainian drone already got through.

A Fire Point FP-1 hit a Moscow apartment block 6 km from the Kremlin on Monday. RFE's Mark Krutov called it "quite routine."

byDavid Axe

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France keeps Kyiv embassy open after Russia’s pre-9 May threat to strike “decision-making centers”

France will keep its Kyiv embassy open and condemned Russian threats to strike "decision-making centers" before 9 May. Germany and the EU made the same call.

byMaria Tril

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264 drones, three Russian cities, one burning oil refinery — Russia’s pre-Victory Day night

Ukrainian drones struck Moscow, Yaroslavl, and Rostov-on-Don overnight on 7-8 May, igniting a fire at the Yaroslavnefteorgsintez oil refinery. Russia claims 264 drones shot down

byMaria Tril

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Drone slams into Moscow high-rise 6 km from Kremlin — Sobyanin says no casualties, airports halt operations

A drone hit a high-rise on Moscow's Mosfilmovskaya Street, 6 km from the Kremlin. Russia claims 117 UAVs downed overnight; Samara reported strikes but isn't in MoD's tally

byMaria Tril

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Russia’s Victory Day parade goes without armor in 2026 after losing 24,486 combat vehicles in Ukraine

Russia built this parade for decades as its ultimate display of military might — a propaganda spectacle designed to intimidate the world and justify its war against Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

Moscow

No experience required: Russia advertises for drone operators to defend Moscow from Ukrainian attacks

Russia says it downed Ukraine’s first ballistic missile—a weapon Kyiv has never announced

100% down: Moscow’s biggest refinery cannot refine crude until next year — Reuters

Moscow’s airports shut for hours as Ukrainian drones target the Russian capital

“Safe Moscow” is no more – drone strikes are eroding the sense of security felt in Russia’s capital, SBU unit says

Moscow refinery supplying 50% of region’s diesel hit by drones – second strike in three days

Ukraine strikes Moscow’s largest oil refinery, 15 kilometers from the Kremlin

No air show, no confidence: Russia quietly cancels MAKS for fourth year as Ukraine intensifies strikes on Moscow region

Russians caught putting Pantsirs on rooftops in Moscow in the rain following Ukrainian strikes

Russian church courts strip priests of rank for refusing Patriarch Kirill’s war prayer

Ukraine’s attack on Moscow: Show of force? Yes. Path of revenge? Not quite.

Is Ukraine about to repeat Hitler’s mistake with the London Blitz?

For first time in war, Ukrainian strikes begin worrying Russians more than front

Ukraine pitches EU on an “airport ceasefire” with Russia—Moscow’s two main airports are now in Ukrainian striking range

9 May parade Russia held without single tank featured one thing Moscow has never shown before

101 air defenses ring Russia’s 9 May parade. A Ukrainian drone already got through.

France keeps Kyiv embassy open after Russia’s pre-9 May threat to strike “decision-making centers”

264 drones, three Russian cities, one burning oil refinery — Russia’s pre-Victory Day night

Drone slams into Moscow high-rise 6 km from Kremlin — Sobyanin says no casualties, airports halt operations

Russia’s Victory Day parade goes without armor in 2026 after losing 24,486 combat vehicles in Ukraine

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