Event Brief
Kremlin vows to intensify strikes after Kyiv drone attack
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM ET
Summary: The Kremlin said it would “intensify” strikes on Kyiv after accusing Ukraine of disrupting Russia’s state election with the largest drone attack of the war so far. Russia’s defence ministry reported shooting down 1,110 Ukrainian drones across Russia, annexed Crimea and the Black Sea, with two killed and 20 wounded in the wider Moscow region.
WHO: The Kremlin; Russia’s defence ministry; Governor Andrei Vorobyov
WHAT: The Kremlin vowed to intensify strikes on Kyiv following Ukrainian drone strikes during Russia’s state election; Russia reported drone interceptions and resulting casualties in the Moscow region.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 12:28 AM ET
WHERE: Russia
WHY: The Kremlin linked the vow to accusations that Ukraine tried to disrupt Russia’s state election with a major drone attack.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (11):
ABC News,
ARY News,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
France 24,
NPR,
Straits Times,
The Independent
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