A large-scale drone assault on Moscow and the surrounding region overnight on May 16–17 left at least three people dead, multiple injured, and damage reported across residential areas and key infrastructure sites, according to Russian officials and local reports. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defense systems had been active since the evening of May 16 and continued intercepting drones into the early morning hours. Russian authorities claimed that 556 Ukrainian drones were shot down over