Moscow hit by largest Ukrainian attack since start of Russia's full-scale war
A refinery and a shopping centre were burning after almost 200 Ukrainian drones struck an area to the south-east of the Russian capital.
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"We don't want this war and have never wanted it. But if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn too."
— Volodymyr Zelensky , Politician
"17 people were wounded in the Moscow region."
— Andrei Vorobyov , Politician
"Strikes on Ukraine would be delivered 'on a mass scale'."
— Sergei Lavrov , Politician
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A refinery and a shopping centre were burning after almost 200 Ukrainian drones struck an area to the south-east of the Russian capital.
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