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Moscow Under Siege as Three Nights of Drone Barrages Take a Toll in Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – Moscow faced its third drone barrage this week, forcing three of its busiest airports—Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky—to temporarily halt all flights for safety. -Moscow’s mayor claimed 34 drones were intercepted over the weekend alone.
Russian authorities have claimed that drones were "flying towards Moscow" for the second day in a row. Source: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin; Russian Defence Ministry Quote: "Air defence forces downed two drones flying towards Moscow.
Unidentified drones were spotted over a Belgium military base housing U.S. nuclear weapons, sparking security concerns and an investigation into a potential spying operation.
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa region, authorities said Sunday. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continued to target each other’s infrastructure.
Ukraine has ramped up its strikes on Russian military and energy targets far beyond the front lines in recent months.
Three days after announcing a test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile, Moscow said on Wednesday it also tested Poseidon, a nuclear-capable underwater drone. The second nuclear weapon test in just a week comes as the talks with the US stalled over Moscow’s reluctance to ceasefire in Ukraine.
Pokrovsk had a pre-war population of some 60,000, but most civilians fled long ago. Capturing it could give Moscow a platform to drive towards Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the two bi