Russians Complain, Joke, Demand Answers After the Largest Drone Attacks on Moscow

kyivpost.com·Kateryna Zakharchenko·2026-06-18T18:03:00.000Z
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The article describes how Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow have disrupted daily life for Russian civilians, focusing on their frustration over travel cancellations and the shock of the war reaching the capital. It highlights social media reactions that range from anger at the military's failure to stop drones to calls for retaliation, while noting that the strikes are being framed as a consequence of Russia's own actions in the war. The piece conveys how the conflict, once distant for many Russians, is now personally affecting them.

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