Moscow hit by largest drone attack in history
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,112.
Today, we dive into the aftermath of the largest drone attack on Moscow during the ongoing war, marking a historic moment in the conflict. We explore its implications for the critical discussions between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, we uncover a revealing story that exposes Russian spycraft tactics and delve into the perspectives of ordinary Russians on the war.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Hayley Dixon (Special Correspondent). @haylesdixon on X.
Howard Amos (Journalist and Author). @howardamos on X.
Content Referenced:
Listen: The tech boss who was Russia’s secret spy (Hayley Dixon's Telegraph investigation):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/listen-the-tech-boss-who-was-russias-secret-spy/
Ukraine launches largest-ever drone attack on Russia (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/11/ukraine-launches-largest-ever-drone-attack-russia/
Ukraine ‘ready to do everything for peace’ in Saudi truce talks (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/11/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-ceasefire-talks-us/
Howard Amos's Book - 'Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire':
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russia-Starts-Here-Lives-Empire/dp/1472991346#
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:07.3 | Today, following the largest drone attack on Moscow of the war, and in history, we look at |
| 0:13.1 | what it means for the talks taking place between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia. |
| 0:19.0 | Then we hear about a story which exposes the new strategies of |
| 0:23.2 | Russian spies and discuss ordinary Russians' attitudes to the war. |
| 0:28.3 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:37.3 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since World War II. |
| 0:42.3 | Absolutely fascinating. |
| 0:43.3 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 0:48.3 | We can not as a European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 0:53.3 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians. |
| 0:59.2 | It's Tuesday, the 11th of March, three years and 16 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:07.1 | And today, I'm joined by our Associate Editor of Defense, Dominic Nichols, |
| 1:11.9 | our special correspondent, |
| 1:15.6 | Haley Dixon, and journalist and author Howard Amos. |
| 1:20.1 | But first, over to Dom, for the latest from the battlefronts. |
| 1:24.9 | Well, hi Francis, hello everybody. |
| 1:31.1 | So last night, Ukraine launched the largest drone attack against Moscow in history. |
| 1:35.3 | Now, I know that sounds hyperbolic, given drones haven't been around that long, |
| 1:43.8 | but by any metric, you have to go back to at least the Second World War to find an attack from the air on Moscow on this scale. |
| 1:49.6 | Russian authorities say 337 drones were fired at 10 Russian regions, |
| 1:52.9 | with 91 shot down on approach to Moscow, |
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