‘This is our payback’: Meduza readers in Moscow respond to Ukraine’s largest drone attack of the war
AI Summary
Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale drone operation targeting Moscow's oil refinery on Thursday, causing fires and visible smoke over the capital's Kapotnya district—the second strike on the same facility within a week. Russia claimed its air defense systems intercepted 137 to 180 incoming drones, while simultaneously conducting missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities including Kyiv. The operation occurred as President Zelensky pursued international support for peace negotiations and framed the refinery strike as justified retaliation against Russian military attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize the effectiveness of the drone strike against Russian energy infrastructure and underscore President Zelensky's characterization of the attack as a proportional response to Russian aggression against Ukrainian cities and communities.
Moderate: Centrist outlets report the Ukrainian drone strike and Russian air defense response as part of the ongoing cycle of reciprocal military actions, contextualizing the incident within simultaneous peace negotiation efforts and international diplomatic engagement.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets present the drone attack alongside Russia's air defense interception claims and Russian counter-strikes on Ukrainian cities, noting the consequences for Russian fuel supplies and highlighting the attack's timing before a scheduled Putin meeting with Southeast Asian leaders.
On the night of June 18, Moscow and the surrounding region were hit in the largest Ukrainian drone attack in the war so far.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that nearly 200 drones had been shot down.
An oil refinery in Kapotnya caught fire, and drones struck the Sadovod market and the Mega Belaya Dacha shopping mall.
Governor Andrei Vorobyov said 17 people, including two children, were injured in cities across the region in the overnight attacks.
In our daily war roundup, we asked readers in and around Moscow to tell us what the night was like.
Here are some of their letters. ...
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