Ukraine fires largest drone barrage at Russia
The Hindu
Kremlin condemns Ukrainian drone strikes near Moscow, as U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet for talks in Saudi Arabia.
Ukrainian drones smashed into high-rise apartment blocks on the outskirts of Moscow in the early hours of Tuesday (March 11, 2025), in what both sides called the largest attack targeting the Russian capital of the three-year conflict.
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The Kremlin condemned the strikes, which came hours before top U.S. and Ukrainian officials sat down for talks in Saudi Arabia.
Three people were killed and several more wounded, while Russian oil supplies to Hungary were suspended after pipeline infrastructure was hit and dozens of flights had to be rerouted as Moscow airports were closed.
Kyiv said the strikes should push Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept its call for a halt to long-range aerial attacks, a proposal Moscow has previously ruled out.
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