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An unprecedented night: Ukraine fired more than 1,000 drones and a mix of missiles at Russia overnight into Sunday, September 20 — the final day of Russia's parliamentary vote. Russia's Defense Ministry logged 1,110 intercepts, its highest single-night count on record, while Moscow's mayor cited a broader regional tally of 1,600.
- Casualties and damage: At least two people died and roughly 20 were hurt in the Moscow region, with two more deaths, including an election official, reported in Russian-occupied Kherson. The heaviest single hit landed on the Gazprom Neft refinery in Kapotnya, about 15 kilometers from the Kremlin.
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A new weapon and a scripted vote: Ukraine appears to have used its homegrown Pelican ballistic missile in combat for the first known time, as Russia's tightly managed election wrapped up with United Russia's dominance never in question.
Ukraine launched what looks like the most extensive drone and missile operation of the war against the Russian capital overnight into Sunday, hitting an oil refinery and residential buildings across the Moscow region just as the final hours of Russia's three-day parliamentary vote were closing out.
