{"id":2685,"date":"2026-08-18T09:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:37:18","slug":"ukraine-aims-a-drone-blitz-at-moscow-while-russian-missiles-kill-10-in-a-ukrainian-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2685","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow while Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Ukrainian forces staged one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow\u2019s invasion<\/span> more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones just two days after launching a similar salvo<\/span>, officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in Ukraine\u2019s northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and wounded eight others as the barrage demolished homes, officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The warring countries are locked in an escalating duel of long-range aerial strikes as fighting on the roughly 1,250-kilometer (780-mile) front line in eastern and southern Ukraine is restricted by large numbers of drones and ground robots threatening troop movements, analysts say.<\/p>\n

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Over the past year Ukraine has devised and deployed domestically produced long-range drones<\/span> for strikes deep inside Russia. Its drone technology has impressed governments<\/span> and defense manufacturers around the world.<\/p>\n

Kyiv officials aim to make the Russian public feel the war\u2019s consequences<\/span> and pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into negotiating a peace settlement. Putin has so far shown no sign<\/span> he intends to stop the invasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutin continues to drag out the war instead of accepting Ukraine\u2019s realistic ceasefire proposals and ending the bloodshed,\u201d Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

Russian air defenses overnight intercepted 791 Ukrainian drones over a number of Russian regions, as well as annexed Crimea and the Black and the Azov seas, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said, in what was the second-largest drone attack since January 2025, according to an Associated Press tally.<\/p>\n

More than 600 Ukrainian drones flew towards the Moscow region, where 180 were shot down, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. He didn\u2019t provide further details.<\/p>\n

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Officials reported no deaths or major damage.<\/p>\n

In the Moscow region that surrounds but doesn\u2019t include the Russian capital, three people were injured, Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said.<\/p>\n

The overnight attack started a fire at a warehouse of Wildberries<\/span>, Russia\u2019s biggest online retailer, in an industrial zone. Ukraine has repeatedly targeted the company\u2019s depots, which it says help supply the Russian military.<\/p>\n

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Wildberries said its facility sustained \u201cinsignificant damage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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