Editors across state-aligned and independent outlets led with a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and its region overnight, killing three in Istra and downing over 80 drones. State media emphasized air defense successes, while independent sources highlighted civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. By morning, the FSB announced it had foiled a separate plot to strike military airfields in Amur and Chelyabinsk regions using AI-guided drones, a story that dominated state-aligned coverage through the afternoon. The US-Iran conflict continued as a secondary theme, with reports of new US strikes and Iran's retaliation against American bases. In the afternoon, Putin vowed 'mirror-like and several times more powerful' responses to Ukrainian attacks, a statement that state media amplified. Independent outlets also reported EU sanctions on VK, the arrest of politician Boris Nadezhdin, and a deepening fuel crisis in southern Russia.