Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Moscow region, hitting major oil depot, while Russia blames drone attack for sinking of grain ship in Black Sea

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Published: 2026-10-06T08:00:00Z
Category: military-and-conflict
Source: The Kyiv Independent / Al Jazeera / The Guardian

Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding region overnight, with Moscow's mayor reporting 650 drones launched and 105 downed near the city. The Volodarskaya Line Production and Dispatch Station, a significant oil depot, was reportedly hit and caught fire, resulting in one fatality and six injuries in Moscow Oblast. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attributed the sinking of a Turkish-owned grain ship in Romania's Black Sea waters, which killed two crew members, to a Russian drone attack.

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