Drone Attacks Continue in Moscow on Final Day of Russian Presidential Election

On the final day of the Russian presidential election, the 17th (local time), drone attacks targeting the capital Moscow are continuing.

A Ukrainian soldier is conducting drone training in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. / Photo by Yonhap News

According to major foreign media on the day, Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, stated on Telegram that one drone was destroyed in the Ramensky district of Moscow Oblast, and another in the Stupinsky district. He added that earlier, two drones were shot down in Domodedovo in southern Moscow, with no casualties or property damage reported.

At the Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai in southern Russia, local authorities reported that a fire broke out due to a Ukrainian drone attack, resulting in one death. Local officials said, "The drones were neutralized, but one drone crashed causing the fire. The fire has been extinguished, and there were no casualties from the fire itself, but one person died of a heart attack."

Ukraine has recently intensified its offensive in regions bordering Russia. As Ukrainian attacks continue around the Russian presidential election, Russia has condemned them as attempts to interfere with the election. The Russian presidential election, which began on the 15th and ends today, is expected to secure Vladimir Putin's fifth term as president.