KyivPost(@KyivPost):Moscow and the surrounding region came under a massive overnight drone attack on May 17, with residents reporting waves of explosions across the Russian capital. Fires reportedly broke out at the Elma technopark — a major electronics and industrial production site — while Russian media claimed the Moscow oil refinery may also have been hit. Flights were temporarily disrupted at all four major Moscow airports.

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2026.05.17 06:56

Moscow and the surrounding region came under a massive overnight drone attack on May 17, with residents reporting waves of explosions across the Russian capital. Fires reportedly broke out at the Elma technopark — a major electronics and industrial production site — while Russian media claimed the Moscow oil refinery may also have been hit. Flights were temporarily disrupted at all four major Moscow airports.