A Proxy War on the Fringe: Moscow's Election Day Drone Strike The recent drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding region, which killed at least two people and damaged a major oil refinery, has reignited concerns about the escalating proxy war between Ukraine and Russia.
The attack's timing – on the last day of Russia's parliamentary election – suggests a deliberate attempt to disrupt the voting process.
Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin accused Ukraine of trying to interfere with the tightly controlled election, but this claim is questionable given Russia's history of electoral manipulation.