Ukraine Launches Largest Attack on Moscow in a Year, Killing Three Including an Indian Citizen

May 18, Kathmandu – Ukraine has carried out its largest assault on Russia’s capital, Moscow, in over a year. On Sunday night, Ukraine launched a drone attack targeting the city of Moscow. Russian officials have confirmed that the attack resulted in the deaths of three people, including one Indian national. According to the Russian state news agency TASS, this marks the biggest attack on Moscow in the past year.

The Indian Embassy in Moscow confirmed that an Indian citizen was among those affected by the Ukrainian attack and reported that three others sustained injuries. Ukraine has also acknowledged the strike inside Russian territory, as reported by the BBC. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky justified the attack, stating that it was a legitimate response to Russia’s lethal offensives on Ukrainian cities. Recently, Russia had launched a massive drone and missile strike on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, which resulted in 24 fatalities.