Putin’s Humiliation Deepens as His War Comes Home

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Vladimir Putin endured a fresh wave of attacks on the Russian capital, Moscow, as Ukraine ramps up its use of drones.

Several waves of drone strikes were reported from Monday night onward, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, with Russian air defenses also shooting down more than 60 drones en route to the capital, via https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/world/europe/moscow-drone-attack-russia-ukraine-war.html" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/world/europe/moscow-drone-attack-russia-ukraine-war.html">The New York Times.

In total, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed it had downed 419 drones over Moscow and Crimea, the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

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