Russia Says Dozens of Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow as Broader Attack Hit Multiple Regions
Authorities said 249 drones were reported and at least 2 people were killed as fires broke out at homes, apartments and a refinery.
- On Sunday, September 20, 2026, a massive drone attack struck the Moscow Region, damaging a major facility at the Moscow Oil Refinery on the final day of parliamentary elections.
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that more than 1,600 drones were intercepted across the region, with 450 specifically targeting the capital, as damage spread across 17 municipalities.
- On Severnoye Shosse, a drone crash ignited the roof of a 21-storey residential building, forcing the evacuation of around 400 people, including 70 children, Governor Andrey Vorobyov confirmed.
- Vorobyov reported at least two deaths, including a 44-year-old woman, while fires broke out in blocks of flats in Leninsky, Lyubertsy, and Litkarino following the widespread strikes.
- This attack occurred as Russians concluded a three-day parliamentary election intended to tighten President Vladimir Putin's 26-year grip on power amid a long-range drone campaign targeting energy infrastructure.
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It hit a refinery around the Russian capital and a monastery in Kherson (ANSA)
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BTThe mayor of Moscow claims that Russia has stopped and shot down more than 1,600 drones in attacks.
Russian authorities said Moscow and the surrounding area were targeted by hundreds of drones on the morning of the last day of parliamentary elections. The attack killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery. The governor of the region around the capital, Andrei Vorobyov, said 249 drones had been shot down, causing damage to several residential areas. “The attack is continuing,” he added in a post on Telegram shortly after 06:00 Gr…
On Sunday morning, 20 September, the Russian authorities reported that Moscow and its region had been targeted by hundreds of Ukrainian drones, killing at least two people and damaging a major refinery on the last day of the parliamentary elections. This election, which is to renew the 450 seats in the lower house of the parliament, the State Duma, is the first organized since the Kremlin ordered the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2…
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had asked the Russians to contribute to the victory against Ukraine by voting.
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