SERGEI SOBYANIN
Ukraine drone attacks spark fire at Krasnodar refinery, Russia says
Ukraine launched drones at a Russian oil refinery, causing a brief fire and one death from a heart attack. The drones were neutralized, and the fire was extinguished with no casualties from it. Moscow also reported destroying two drones near the capital without damage. Russia accuses Ukraine of disrupting its presidential election, but Ukraine's President Zelenskiy praised military forces for new capabilities without directly mentioning the attacks.
Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian drone and missile attack
Russia claimed to have thwarted a Ukrainian attack involving at least 24 drones and two missiles on Russian regions. The Russian defence ministry reported that Ukrainian drones were shot down over several areas, including Moscow, Tula, Kaluga, Smolensk, and Bryansk. Russian air defences also allegedly intercepted two Ukrainian S-200 surface-to-air missiles adapted for land targets over the Sea of Azov.
Ukraine drones strike Crimea, Moscow, oil depot, Russia says
Russia claims to have foiled a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea, while drones targeted Moscow, causing disruptions to air traffic and a fire at an oil depot. Ukraine has been launching strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea and the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet facilities. Moscow's mayor reported that at least two drones were shot down in the capital region.
Russia claims seven Ukrainian drones destroyed over Moscow, Crimea
At around 1:45 am (2245 GMT on Saturday) one drone was intercepted over Moscow's Istrinsky district, the defence ministry said in a Telegram post. "According to preliminary data, there was no damage or casualties at the site where the debris fell," Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote in a separate Telegram post. "Emergency services specialists are working at the scene."
Russia downs two drones near Moscow
"Air defence shot down two attack drones. One in the Krasnogorsk area, the other in the Chastsy area," said Sergei Sobyanin on Telegram, adding that emergency services were responding.
Russia 'thwarts' Ukraine drone attack in Moscow region
Russia said it has destroyed a drone sent by Ukraine in Moscow and the Moscow region. Each side has reported routine drone incursions into the conflicts. The Moscow-bound drone was destroyed by "electronic warfare" and, after losing power, crashed into an empty area, the defence ministry said, adding that no losses or destruction were recorded.
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Russia and Ukraine trade aerial attacks as Zelenskyy makes another move against corruption
Russia has fired missiles at western Ukraine, killing an eight-year-old boy, according to local officials. There have also been reports of drones, which Russian officials have blamed on the Ukrainian military, targeting Moscow for three days in a row. These drone attacks are not thought to have caused significant damage.
Russia says downed wave of Ukrainian drones nearing Crimea, Moscow
Russia downed 11 Ukrainian drones nearing Crimea and two headed for Moscow, officials said Thursday, the latest in a blitz of air strikes on Russian-held territory. "Two UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) flying in the direction of the city of Moscow were destroyed," the Russia's defence ministry said in a statement on Telegram.
Russia shoots down two combat drones headed for capital: Moscow mayor
The strikes are at least the third attack on Moscow within a week, with Ukrainian drones downed on Sunday and Monday, according to Russian officials. Moscow was rarely targeted throughout the conflict in Ukraine until several attacks this year. Russia's defence ministry said Thursday it had downed seven drones over the Kaluga region, less than 200 kilometres (124 miles) southwest of Moscow.
Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Moscow, hitting a tower for the 2nd time in 3 days
Russian authorities accused Kyiv of another drone attack on Moscow and surrounding areas, including a building in the capital that was recently damaged in a similar attack on Sunday. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that it shot down two more Ukrainian drones and jammed another that hit a high-rise office in the Moscow City business district and which contained government agencies.
Russian missiles kill at least 6 in Zelenskyy's hometown in central Ukraine
The strike on Zelenskyy's hometown, which has been hit in the past, happened a day after the Ukrainian president seemed to warn of more attacks inside Russia. "Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia - to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process," Zelenskyy said Sunday in his nightly video address. It was not clear whether the missile strikes were in retaliation for his comments.
Drone hits office tower in Moscow: mayor
On Sunday, Russia said it had downed Ukrainian drones targeting the capital in an attack that damaged two office towers in Moscow-City, a business district. Shortly after the drone attack, Moscow's Vnukovo international airport was briefly closed, TASS state news agency reported. Moscow and its environs, lying about 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, had rarely been targeted during the conflict in Ukraine until several drone attacks this year.
Russia says thwarted Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, Crimea
One drone targeting Moscow was shot down on the city's outskirts and two others were "suppressed by electronic warfare" and smashed into an office complex early on Sunday, the Russian defence ministry said, adding that there were no injuries.
Ukraine drones damage two Moscow buildings, no victims: mayor
Two office blocks in Moscow have been damaged in a drone attack, which the mayor attributed to Ukraine. The Ukrainian conflict had rarely affected the Russian capital until the recent increase in assaults blamed on Kyiv. Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was closed to traffic and redirected flights, after suspected drone activity for the second time this month.
Russia says downs two Ukrainian drones over Moscow
The TASS news agency reported one drone fell on Komsomolsky Prospekt, which is close to Russia's defence ministry, while another hit a business centre on Likhacheva Street near one of Moscow's main ring roads.
Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least five drones
Landings and takeoffs at Moscow's Vnukovo were restricted for several hours early on Tuesday before normal operations resumed after 0500 GMT. A number of flights from Russia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt were diverted. One drone was shot down in the area of the town of Kubinka, some 63 km (40 miles) west of Moscow, RIA reported. A Russian air base is near Kubinka.
Wagner chief says he ordered his Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow
The announcement from Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to defuse a growing crisis. Moscow had braced for the arrival of the private army led by the rebellious commander. And President Vladimir Putin had vowed he would face harsh consequences.
Russian mercenary group revolt against Moscow fizzles but exposes vulnerabilities
Under the deal announced Saturday by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prigozhin will go to neighbouring Belarus, which has supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Charges against him of mounting an armed rebellion will be dropped.
Moscow's mayor asks residents not to use cars or work Monday amid rebellion by mercenary chief
Sobyanin also said in a statement that Monday would be a non-working day - with some exceptions - in order 'to minimise risks.'
Russia mutiny: Moscow braces for Wagner mercenaries' assault as rebels defy Putin's rage
The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Russian president's rule -- and Russia's most serious security crisis since the strongman came to power in late 1999.
Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow
Facing the first serious challenge to his grip on power of his 23-year rule, President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny he compared to Russia's Civil War a century ago.
Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin in standoff with Russian army amid 'armed mutiny'
Prigozhin demanded that Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff, whom he has pledged to oust over what he says is their disastrous leadership of the war against Ukraine, come to see him in Rostov, a city near the Ukrainian border.
Russia fires missiles on Kyiv in rare daytime attack
Russia fired a barrage of missiles at Kyiv on Monday, sending panicked residents running for shelter in an unusual daytime attack on the Ukrainian capital following overnight strikes.
Moscow targeted by drone attack, no casualties: mayor
The Russian capital was targeted by a rare drone attack Tuesday morning, causing "minor" damage to buildings and no casualties, the city's mayor said. "This morning, at dawn, a drone attack caused minor damage to several buildings. All the city's emergency services are on the scene ... No one has been seriously injured so far," Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
Vladimir Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine - Kremlin
Russia launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine earlier in December, starting with the most vulnerable groups in Moscow.
Moscow to open COVID-19 vaccination centres on Saturday: Mayor
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a large-scale voluntary vaccination programme against COVID-19 to begin next week across Russia, saying teachers and doctors should be first in line to get the flagship Sputnik V vaccine.
Moscow announces advanced trials for new COVID-19 vaccine
Scientists around the world say any widely-used vaccine should first be tested in advanced trials involving tens of thousands of people to prove it is safe and effective before being licensed.
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily rise
More than half of all cases and deaths are in Moscow, the epicentre of Russia's outbreak, which on Thursday reported a record overnight increase of 6,703 new cases.
Moscow to shut cafes, shops in 'unprecedented' coronavirus measure
Moscow will close cafes, shops, parks and other non-essential services for one week starting Saturday, its mayor said on Thursday, in an "unprecedented" move to fight the spread of coronavirus.
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