US EditionUkrainian Drones Reportedly Attack Moscow for Second Night in a Row
RUSSIA, JUL 17 – Russian air defenses intercepted over 70 Ukrainian drones during attacks on multiple western regions, causing injuries and temporary airport closures, officials reported.
- On July 18, Moscow endured a second night of drone strikes, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said four drones were downed, The Kyiv Independent reported extensive assaults on other regions.
- This escalation comes after President Donald Trump was reported by the Financial Times to have questioned Ukraine's Zelensky about targeting Moscow and St. Petersburg, as Russian attacks on Ukraine have increased.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said 73 drones were intercepted overnight, including 10 over Moscow Oblast, and Russian electronic warfare systems neutralized drones east of St. Petersburg, Rosaviatsiya reported flight halts.
- In Belgorod region, Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov reported four deaths and 17 injuries from drone attacks, while Gov. Alexander Gusev said a drone injured three in Voronezh, and Shot noted five explosions in Dzerzhinsk, all on July 18.
- On July 15, President Donald Trump announced U.S. Patriot air defense missiles destined for Ukraine are already en route, aiming to bolster defenses amid stalled negotiations.
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According to a report by the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, Russian air defense systems shot down a total of five drones over Moscow today.
Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Moscow for second night in a row
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said four drones were shot down on approach to the capital, with blasts heard near Zvenigorod, Istra, and Zelenograd — suburban districts and satellite towns located to the west and northwest of central Moscow.
Donald Trump is said to have asked Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj in a phone call if he could attack Moscow and St. Petersburg with US long-haul weapons. But suddenly the US President makes a turnaround.
Russian newspapers and authorities reported on the approach of Ukrainian drones in several regions during the attacks launched by the armed forces in Kiev, including in Moscow.
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