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Civilians in Kyiv and Moscow face war's most intense airstrikes yet

Civilians in Kyiv and Moscow face war's most intense airstrikes yet

Kyiv was struck by one of the war's worst ballistic missile attacks according to Zelensky, while more than 400 drones hit the Moscow region the same weekend…

Residents of Kyiv endured what President Volodymyr Zelensky called one of the most devastating ballistic missile attacks since the war began, according to live reporting by Le Monde. Hours earlier or simultaneously, people in the Moscow region faced a swarm of more than 400 drones, the largest such operation documented against Russian territory in this conflict, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who said most were intercepted. 🔹 What happened: On the night of Saturday to Sunday, ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital in an attack Zelensky ranked among the worst of the war. At the same time, more than 400 drones were launched toward the Moscow region. Russian air defenses intercepted the majority, per Sobyanin's statement. Exact damage figures and casualty numbers were not confirmed in the available source, and no official quotes beyond the two leaders' statements were provided. 🔹 Why it matters: For Ukrainian civilians, a strike described as one of the war's most severe means families sheltering underground, potential damage to power, water, or housing infrastructure, and deepening psychological exhaustion after years of bombardment. For residents of the Moscow region, more than 400 drones overhead make the war tangible in a way that state television cannot easily manage. Both populations — Ukrainian and Russian — are now absorbing the human cost of a conflict their governments continue to escalate. No civilian in either capital asked to be within range. 📌 EPM Take: EPM reported seven civilian deaths in Russia when Ukrainian drones struck commercial warehouses. That story showed the war crossing into everyday Russian life. Now, with 400-plus drones over the Moscow region and Kyiv absorbing what Zelensky called one of the worst ballistic attacks of the war, the threshold has moved again — and civilian populations on both sides are absorbing the cost. What no outlet is naming directly: the people sheltering in Kyiv and those in Moscow's suburbs live inside the same escalation spiral, with no visible off-ramp. The scenario nobody wants to say out loud is that this weekend may not be the peak. ✍️ EPM Editorial Desk | erickprometeomedia.com
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