Moscow and Moscow Region — after unprecedented Ukrainian strikes. Photos and video
In the early hours of May 17, Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and the Moscow region. Ukrainian channels have called the strike on the capital region the largest since the start of the full-scale war. Moscow and regional authorities say three people were killed and 16 were injured. Two oil industry facilities were hit: the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya and the Solnechnogorskaya petroleum transfer station in the village of Durykino. Below are photos and videos that Russians have been posting on social media.
Note: Some videos contain profanity.
Moscow
A drone struck a residential building at 31A Mikhailova Street in the Southeast Administrative District
Eyewitness video posted on social media
Damaged building 2038 in the Kryukovo district of Zelenograd (part of Moscow)
Eyewitness posts on social media
The same building in Zelenograd, video
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The moment of the drone strike in Zelenograd
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Another video from Zelenograd
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Khimki
ASTRA
A multi-story residential building was damaged
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Krasnogorsk
The moment a drone struck a residential building at 33 Skhodenskaya Street in Putilkovo
ASTRA
The same building after the strike
Ostorozhno Novosti
Reuters / Scanpix / LETS
Tatyana Makeyeva / AFP / Scanpix / LETA
Naro-Fominsk district
A residential building in the village of Subbotino
Vorobyov LIVE
Mytishchi district
A drone came down in the village of Pogorelki
Sergei Shakhidzhanyan / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA
Air defense forces shooting down a drone near a children’s playground. Geolocation not determined
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Solnechnogorsk district
The Solnechnogorskaya petroleum transfer station in the village of Durykino
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Another video of the fire
Varlamov News
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