▲ A building in Moscow, Russia, destroyed by a Ukrainian drone attack on July 18 (local time)
Russia and Ukraine continue to clash as they exchange attacks targeting each other's capitals.
After Russia launched its largest-scale missile attack against the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Ukraine responded by firing drones at industrial complexes and other targets in the Moscow metropolitan area.
According to foreign media reports, including the British newspaper The Telegraph, on July 20 (local time), Ukraine launched approximately 400 drones toward the Moscow region from the previous night through the morning of that day.
Videos filmed by local residents captured the long-range FP-1 attack drones streaking across the sky.
The Ukrainian long-range suicide drone, the FP-1, is known to have a maximum flight range of 1,600 km and can carry a warhead weighing between 60 kg and 120 kg, depending on the distance.
Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of Moscow Oblast, stated that the airstrikes affected areas including Domodedovo, located about 37 km from the center of the capital, and Odintsovo, a suburb to the west.
Domodedovo is home to the fourth-busiest airport in Russia.
The Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported that fires broke out in various locations across the Moscow region, including the Yuzhnye Vrata industrial park, which covers an area of 138 hectares (1.38 million square meters).
Immediately after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared footage of the scene on social media, claiming, "Our long-range sanctions have achieved results at (Russian) logistics facilities, oil depots, and more."
President Zelenskyy emphasized, "We are responding justly to every Russian attack on our cities and communities."
He made it clear that this attack was a retaliatory response to Russia's preemptive strike.
Previously, Moscow had launched its largest-ever ballistic missile attack targeting Kyiv the day before.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Russia fired 41 missiles overnight, 18 of which were intercepted.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank, analyzed that Russia fired more missiles at Kyiv this month than its total monthly production capacity.
As both sides continue to trade retaliatory strikes, the scale of the damage is steadily increasing.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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