Ukraine turned the sky of Russia into smoke, fired 400 suicide drones towards Moscow; And then…

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine took a very terrible form on Monday, July 20. Ukraine launched the largest and most destructive drone attack ever targeting the Russian capital Moscow. Starting late Sunday night and ending Monday morning, the Ukrainian military fired more than 400 suicide drones in the direction of Moscow, sending shockwaves across Russia. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, while officially confirming the attack, said that the Russian Air Defense System destroyed most of the drones in the air, while 85 drones were intercepted and shot down in Moscow’s airspace. A massive fire broke out in an industrial park and oil depot near Moscow, 10 people injured. This sudden attack by Ukraine created panic in the areas around Moscow. According to Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, the drone strikes have caused damage to several residential buildings and civilian infrastructure and injured at least 10 people. Yevgenia Khrustaleva, administrative head of the Domodedovo district, said the fire broke out in the ‘Yuzhny Vrat Industrial Park’, located about 30 kilometers south of Moscow. Apart from this, there have also been reports of fire in an important oil depot located in Podolsk. This major attack is believed to be in response to ballistic missiles fired by Russia on Ukraine’s capital Kiev. Ukraine’s increasing firepower in drone war: Direct attack on Russian fuel supply chain Ukraine has significantly increased the use of its long-range indigenous drone technology in this phase of the war. The Ukrainian military continues to strategically target Russia’s energy assets and oil facilities in order to disrupt fuel supplies to the Russian military. Russia’s Defense Ministry has been claiming that its air defense systems are shooting down hundreds of drones, but Ukraine’s precision strikes have raised Russian security concerns. On the other hand, Ukraine is continuously demanding advanced interceptor missiles from its Western allies to counter the deadly attacks of Russian ballistic missiles. Russia’s dreadful counterattack: Destruction of Odessa Port and ballistic missiles In response to Ukrainian attacks, Russia has also intensified its military action. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its military has destroyed huge fuel tanks located at the strategic Odessa Port in southern Ukraine with missile attacks. The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that Russia fired two deadly ballistic missiles and 94 long-range drones overnight. Although Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 81 drones, many of the missiles and drones caused heavy damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure. Experts say that Russia has made unprecedented use of missiles in the month of July. President Zelensky faces double crisis: war at the front and political storm at home Amid the major attack on Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing a serious internal political crisis in his own country. The country’s politics has been thrown into turmoil following a sweeping reshuffle of the Ukrainian cabinet and top military leadership last week. There is widespread opposition to the decision to hand over the command of the Defense Ministry to 35-year-old Mikhailo Fedorov and to keep 60-year-old General Oleksandr Sirsky as the head of the armed forces. There have been demonstrations against Sirski on the streets of Kyiv. Now Zelensky faces a big challenge of restoring confidence in the public and the army.