Kiev’s defense minister earlier boasted about the large-scale attack to his German counterpart
Published 19 Jun, 2026 10:37
| Updated 19 Jun, 2026 11:00
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov published a photo on his social media showing him presenting footage of the attack on Moscow to his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, and the accompanying delegation. © Threads / michael.fedorov
An eight-year-old girl was killed in the Russian city of Zhukovsky during the large-scale Ukrainian drone raid targeting Moscow on Thursday, regional governor Andrey Vorobyev has said.
Later in the day, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov published a photo of him showing the results of the attack on Moscow to his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, during a NATO meeting in Brussels. Pistorius and other officials from the bloc were seen looking at Fedorov’s phone with interest.
Air defenses shot down at least 194 UAVs on their approach to the Russian capital on Thursday, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. Vorobyev reported after the attack that 17 people were wounded in several cities near Moscow.
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On Friday, the Moscow Region governor reported on Telegram that there was one fatality as result of the raid, with an eight-year-old girl dying in a blaze caused by a Ukrainian drone in Zhukovsky, 20 km southeast of the capital. At the time of the attack, the child was at home with her grandmother, who remained unharmed, he added.
“I extend my sincere condolences to the [victim’s] family and loved ones. We will provide the family with all necessary assistance and support,” Vorobyev wrote.
According to the governor, a total of 18 apartment blocks were damaged across Moscow Region during Kiev’s raid.
The town of Kotelniki, east of the capital, was affected the most, with 13 multi-story residential buildings hit by UAV debris there, he said. Two apartment blocks were also damaged in Lyubertsy and one each in Ramenskoye, Zhukovsky, and Balashikha.
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Experts are already assessing the damage in order to begin swift repairs, and the owners of the affected apartments will receive monetary compensation from the state, Vorobyev said.
