Ukraine launches 400+ drones at Moscow after deadly Russian strikes ahead of Nato summit

On 7 July 2026, Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow before the start of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Moscow Mayor Sobyanin said it was the largest drone attack on the city since the start of the conflict, while TASS estimated it as the largest in two years. Le Figaro and Al-Ahram put the number at more than 430. Kyiv Post quoted Zelensky as saying 1,000 drones over Moscow will change Putin's calculus.

CNN reported that Iran struck three vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as Trump arrived at the NATO summit. Le Monde wrote that, with US disengagement, European armies are gaining strength but in a scattered way. Kyiv Post reported that Ukraine's battlefield gains strengthen Zelensky ahead of a meeting with Trump.