Moscow region hit by biggest drone attack of war

Three people were killed and another 18 were hurt in the strikes, including three children.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcastsRadioAudio FAQsVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersLargest drone attack of war hits Moscow region2 hours agoShareSaveJaroslav Lukiv & Rachel HaganBBC NewsShareSaveWatch: At the scene of drone attack on MoscowThree men have been killed in the Moscow region, in what is described as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.

A further 18 people, including three children, were injured, health officials told Russian media.

Officials said all three men who died had been working at a distribution centre when it was hit by drone debris in the village of Yam near Domodedovo airport. Dozens of vehicles were destroyed when the drone hit a car park, and the glass front of a supermarket was badly damaged.

The Russian defence ministry said 337 drones were intercepted over Russia and 91 of them were shot down over Moscow region.

The three men who died were aged 38, 43 and 50.

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