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Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, says Russia

An oil refinery was also reportedly hit in Moscow, and flights were suspended at two capital airports.

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Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery in Moscow after reports of an overnight Ukrainian drone attack

At least two people have been killed and six injured in a "massive" overnight Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Governor Andrei Vorobyev has said.

Vorobyev said 249 drones had been shot down, and he reported fires in several residential houses. A local warehouse was also ablaze. In the capital Moscow, an oil refinery was damaged, and flight restrictions were in place at two airports.

In the Orekhovo-Zuevo district, an elderly man died after a private house was hit, the regional governor said.