India, July 20 -- The conflict between Russia and Ukraine intensified sharply after Ukraine launched around 400 drones targeting Moscow and nearby regions in one of its largest long-range aerial attacks since the war began. Russian authorities said most of the drones were intercepted, but the strikes caused injuries, fires and damage to residential buildings, logistics facilities and industrial sites near the Russian capital. Some airports around Moscow also temporarily suspended operations due to the drone threat.

The large-scale drone offensive came just days after Russia carried out one of its heaviest missile and drone barrages on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv and several other cities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the opera...