What was the scale and impact of the drone attack on Moscow, according to official reports?

According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, the capital faced about 80 drones since midnight, with air defenses actively repelling them; three people were killed and over a dozen wounded across several suburbs, residential buildings were damaged, and the Moscow oil refinery — owned by Gazprom Neft and processing 245,000 barrels per day — was targeted in a rare strike, though its operations remained uninterrupted. Twelve injured people, mostly construction workers, were reported near the refinery’s entrance checkpoint.

How does this drone attack relate to the recent ceasefire and subsequent escalation between Russia and Ukraine?

The drone attacks resumed immediately after a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump on May 8 and observed until May 12; although minor shelling occurred during the pause, major drone offensives halted, and the large-scale weekend attack on Moscow appeared to be retaliation following intense Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other areas right after the ceasefire ended.

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