{"id":1844,"date":"2026-05-07T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:03:13","slug":"russia-says-ukraine-launched-a-major-drone-attack-after-moscow-shunned-ceasefire-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=1844","title":{"rendered":"Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer"},"content":{"rendered":"

By The Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv\u2019s ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia\u2019s upcoming Victory Day celebrations.<\/p>

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Incoming drones were destroyed over 20 Russian regions, including Moscow, according to the Defense Ministry, in Ukraine\u2019s second-biggest aerial attack since Russia\u2019s all-out invasion more than four years ago. The largest was last March when it launched 389 drones.<\/p>\n

Dozens more Ukrainian drones were launched during daylight hours Thursday, the ministry said, including some heading again toward Moscow. Nearly 100 flights in and out of the Russian capital\u2019s three main airports \u2014 Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo \u2014 were delayed or canceled by midday, the Moskva news agency reported.<\/p>\n

The attacks came ahead of Russia\u2019s most important secular holiday, Victory Day, which marks the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian authorities have declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

Ukraine had responded to that with its own suspension of hostilities from midnight Tuesday. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow disregarded the goodwill gesture and launched fresh attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia has not stopped any type of its military activity. Unfortunately, it has not stopped. Ukraine will act symmetrically,\u201d Zelenskyy said in his regular evening video address Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He said Thursday on X that Russia\u2019s attacks have been ceaseless, with drones, missiles, artillery shelling and glide bombs hitting civilian areas of Ukraine, including the power grid and rail network.<\/p>

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