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Ukraine drone strike brings war to streets of Moscow: ‘this is the new reality’

In the Moscow district of Maryino on Friday, shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev braced for more Ukrainian attacks and possible petrol shortages, saying Russians needed to “get…

By Samantha Johnson / June 19, 2026
In the Moscow district of Maryino on Friday, shopkeeper Andrei Kondratyev braced for more Ukrainian attacks and possible petrol shortages, saying Russians needed to “get used to” a new reality.
A day earlier, Kyiv set an oil refinery ablaze in the nearby Kapotnya area in its biggest drone attack on Moscow in years, engulfing the Russian capital in smoke.

Such scenes were unthinkable when Moscow launched its full-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022, but have in recent months become part of life in Russia.

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Kyiv has sent drones into Russia as far as the Urals in retaliation for Moscow bombing its cities daily.

“We need to already get used to the fact that it can happen anywhere and to anyone. I think we just need to hold it together,” Kondratyev, 47, said.

Muscovites watch smoke billowing in the background following a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Muscovites watch smoke billowing in the background following a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday. Photo: EPA

The strikes killed one person – an eight-year-old girl – and wounded over a dozen, Moscow said.

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