Ukraine launched one of the largest drone attacks on Moscow since President Vladimir V. Putin initiated the war over four years ago, leading to the urgent closure of the capital's four airports and a section of its busy highway. This large-scale assault, which caused black smoke from a burning oil refinery to fill the Moscow sky, escalated Ukraine's effort to bring the conflict home to Russians.
No deaths were reported, but the attack is likely to feed fears among Russians that the Kremlin's ability to isolate society from the war's impacts is eroding, ushering in a new stage for a conflict now longer than World War I. Persistent Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and processing facilities have already caused fuel shortages and rationing in dozens of Russian regions, impacting the economy. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned, "If Ukraine burns, then your Moscow will burn as well," as Ukraine also targets Crimea to cut supply lines.
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