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‘Maybe Putin isn’t even being told about this?’ Muscovites in two bombed districts react to Ukraine’s drone strikes.

RU · · Meduza

In the early hours of May 17, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on the Moscow area, killing three people and wounding 16. Two districts of the capital were hit: Kapotnya and Zelenograd. The first is home to a large oil refinery; the second houses several strategic facilities linked to Russia’s defense industry. In both districts, drones also struck residential buildings. According to official figures, no one was killed in either Kapotnya or Zelenograd, but the strikes left serious damage and badly frightened locals. Correspondents from the independent journalism cooperative Bereg visited Zelenograd and Kapotnya and reported on what the areas look like in the aftermath of the largest Ukrainian drone attack since the start of the full-scale war. With the outlet’s permission, Meduza is publishing the report in full.