Zelenskyy pledges to ‘bring war back to Russia’ after drones swarm toward Moscow – Europe live

Nearly 60 Ukrainian drones were intercepted heading for Moscow last night, forcing the capital’s airports to briefly suspend its operations during the attack.

In total, Russia reportedly downed just over 300 drones across the country.

Meanwhile, a Russian drone attack killed ⁠three members ⁠of ​one family, including ⁠a 13-year-old boy, in ⁠Ukraine’s northern ​Sumy ‌region, regional ‌prosecutors said, as quoted by Reuters.

Last night, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that “our defence industry, our defence forces … have begun the process of bringing the war back to Russia.”

“The Russians are attacking us every day – and we will strike back every day. Our response will grow stronger with each passing day.”

It is the latest sign of the momentum shifting in the Russian aggression of Ukraine, as discussed by the G7 and EU leaders last week.

Elsewhere, I will be obviously keeping an eye on the UK where prime minister Keir Starmer could announce plans for his exit from the post today, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in 2016.

Our main UK coverage, led by Andrew Sparrow, is here:

But I will be also looking at yet another day of extreme temperatures across Europe , two high-profile diplomatic spats between Trump and Italy’s Meloni and Zelenskyy and Poland’s Nawrocki, and other news lines from across the continent.

It’s Monday, 22 June 2026 , it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live .