Ukraine said on Tuesday it hit one of Russia’s largest satellite communication centers for the second time in just over a week, as Kyiv ramps up long-range drone attacks to pressure the Kremlin to end its four-year-old war.

Ukraine's drones struck Moscow again overnight — more than 60 downed by air defenses, the capital's international airports disrupted for hours, and for at least the third time in a month, flights grounded over a city Putin promised the war would never reach.

Vladimir Putin endured a fresh wave of attacks on the Russian capital, Moscow, as Ukraine ramps up its use of drones. Several waves of drone strikes were reported from Monday night onward, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin,

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow, striking a major oil refinery and sending thick black smoke over parts of the Russian capital.

Russia likely used shadow ships to launch drones over Europe that repeatedly disrupted civilian aviation, as it monitored military sites and tested the air defenses of NATO nations, according to a report published Thursday by the International Institute of Strategic Studies think tank.

Russia's embassy in Sweden says two drones targeted its Stockholm diplomatic compound, alleging one dropped red paint while another carrying a fake explosive device crashed nearby. Moscow has accused Sweden of failing to protect the mission under the Vienna Convention.

Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery Thursday for a second time in a week, sending huge plumes of black smoke over the capital and disrupting hundreds of flights at its airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion over four years ago, officials said.

Ukraine hit Moscow with a large-scale drone attack overnight, striking one of the Russian capital’s largest satellite communication centers for the second time in a week, officials said. Kyiv fired more than 60 drones at Moscow late Monday as part of a large wave of attacks over the border that saw Russia scramble to take out 419 drones across 18 regions.