Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks of the war, striking a Moscow oil refinery and forcing temporary flight suspensions at several airports in the Russian capital, according to Russian officials.

Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, striking a Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week and disrupting commercial air traffic in the Russian capital, according to Russian officials.

Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defence systems shot down 555 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, including nearly 200 that were intercepted while approaching Moscow.

Several drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery on the southeastern outskirts of the city, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. The Russian Transport Ministry added that operations at four Moscow airports were temporarily suspended following the attacks.

Commenting on the strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wanted Russian citizens to understand that the consequences of the war stem from the decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"The main thing is that the people of Russia begin to feel that it is one man, Putin, who is waging this war, while ordinary people pay the price for everything," Zelensky told reporters.

The latest escalation highlights the continuing intensity of the conflict, with Kyiv increasingly targeting strategic infrastructure deep inside Russian territory as the war enters its fifth year.

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