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5 min readUkraine's Drone War Reaches Moscow
Ukraine launched its largest drone attack of the war this weekend, sending over 800 drones into Russian territory with roughly 600 targeting Moscow and the Moscow region. The attack hit warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's biggest e-commerce company—effectively Russia's Amazon. Video showed an enormous fire as a giant warehouse near Moscow burned, sending massive clouds of smoke over the Russian capital. Ukraine has now reportedly hit seven of Wildberries' ten largest warehouses, causing billions of dollars in inventory destruction and disrupting small businesses that rely on the platform to move goods.
The Strategy Behind the Strikes
Ukraine is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure to bring the war home to ordinary Russians. The same campaign has been hitting Russia's oil and gas industry with long-range drones that keep getting through to oil refineries. The message is that Vladimir Putin cannot stop these attacks. There is growing evidence of Russian frustration and pessimism about the war because of these strikes, and Patrick Revil, reporting for ABC, says the attacks "are just going to grow and grow."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:26) **Ukraine’s Largest Drone Attack on Russia** - Ukraine launches its biggest attack on Russian soil, targeting warehouses near Moscow with over 800 drones.
- 2 (05:36) **Ukraine’s Defensive Struggles and Russia’s Missile Advantage** - Despite drone gains, Ukraine is critically short of air defense missiles, leaving it vulnerable to Russian ballistic missiles.
- 3 (10:18) **Catastrophic Flooding in the Midwest** - Seven consecutive days of heavy rain cause historic flooding in Indianapolis, with rivers cresting at levels not seen in 113 years.
- 4 (13:20) **Hurricane Lala and El Niño’s Impact** - A category one hurricane passes near Hawaii without making landfall, but the threat of mudslides and debris flows remains.
- 5 (16:32) **The Booming Industry of Dorm Room Design** - College freshmen are increasingly hiring interior designers to transform bare dorm rooms into personalized, luxurious spaces.
- 6 Standout Quotes
- 7 “The whole idea is to show that Vladimir Putin can’t do anything to stop it. And so we know that Russians are frustrated by this, that there is growing pessimism about the war because of these Ukrainian strikes.” – Patrick Revil on the strategic goal of Ukraine’s drone campaign.
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Show Notes
Ukraine launches a massive drone attack against targets near Russia’s capital. Flooding turns deadly in Indianapolis. And with students about to report to class, “dorm designers” are charging thousands of dollars for custom interiors.
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