New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The night had barely ended when Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of Moscow Oblast, confirmed what Russia's air defences had not prevented. A Ukrainian drone had struck a private home. The owner, 83 years old, was dead.

Ukraine's drone campaign against Moscow has moved from tactical harassment into sustained strategic pressure on the city and the region around it.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed at least three people were wounded in the capital from debris and strike effects. Fires broke out across suburban districts as air defence systems fired continuously through the early morning hours. Which specific drones penetrated the perimeter beyond the one that killed the 83-year-old man in his home, and what precise...