Ukraine Unleashes New Pelican Missile in Largest Moscow Attack Yet

Ukraine fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight Saturday, with hundreds directed toward Moscow. The attack coincided with the closing day of Russia's wartime parliamentary elections.

• 2 people killed and 20 wounded in the wider Moscow region, Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said.
• 450 drones were shot down before reaching Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
• 1,110 total Ukrainian drones destroyed across Russia, Crimea, and the Black Sea, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
• Flamingo and Pelican missiles — Ukrainian-made — were used alongside drones, Zelenskyy said.

Why it matters: Kyiv says it is striking oil refineries and logistics hubs to drain funding for Russia's military. Zelenskyy called those targets 'billions of dollars that sustain the war machine.'

• Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building were damaged, Sobyanin said.
• Russia separately struck Kyiv on Saturday, killing two children, their mother, and later a fourth child who died in hospital, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional state administration.

How 47 sources split on this story

Where they split: Coverage agrees on the basic facts but differs in emphasis: left-leaning outlets highlight the election's lack of opposition and Russia's annexations; right-leaning coverage leads with the scale of Ukraine's strike and Russian air defenses.

What’s next: Russia's election results are expected to cement Putin's parliamentary dominance.

• Front-line fighting has slowed; both sides are escalating long-range aerial strikes instead.
• Ukraine has not confirmed the scope or intended targets of the attack — what does Kyiv say it actually hit?
• How accurate are Russia's claimed intercept numbers, and what independent verification exists?