Ukraine Sends Drones Towards Moscow, Russia Strikes Kharkiv, Officials Say
- Overnight on Thursday, Russian Air defence systems downed most of 613 drones launched toward Moscow, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram.
- This massive assault follows a record attack in September during which air defence forces downed more than 1,600 drones targeting the Moscow area.
- Simultaneously, Russia targeted Kharkiv in Ukraine, damaging an educational institution, as Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed on Telegram.
- Of the 613 total, Sobyanin stated 231 UAVs were destroyed on approach to Moscow, with the remainder neutralized on distant approaches between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
- These strikes mark the latest in a series of major drone assaults targeting Moscow, with recent incidents also reported in Kotelniki on September 20, 2026.
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sabyanin announced today that more than 600 unmanned aerial vehicles were launched from Wednesday night to this morning in the direction of the Moscow region. “From October 28 at 20:30 to October 29 at 07:00, 613 drones were directed towards the Moscow region. Most of them were neutralized by the Defense Ministry’s air defense forces at a great distance” from the Russian capital, while 231 as they approached Moscow, Sabyanin …
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobianin said on Thursday morning that more than 600 drones were launched to the region of Moscow, on the next day of the Russian-African summit taking place in the Russian capital, France Presse and Kyiv Independent transmit. "From October 28, 20:30, to October 29, 07:00, 613 drones were directed to ...
Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobianin, said Thursday that over 600 drones were launched to the Moscow region on the next day of the Russian-African summit in the Russian capital.
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobianin, said on Thursday that more than 600 drones had been launched to the Moscow region, on the second day of the Russia-Africa summit taking place in the Russian capital. ...
Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobianin, announced Thursday that over 600 drones were directed to the region of Moscow, on the next day of the Russia-Africa summit, held in the capital of Russia, reports AFP.
RUSSIAN authorities have reported a massive attack by over 600 drones on Moscow on the night of October 28-29. Mayor Sobjanin claims that most of them were shot down, and the attack caused disruptions in air traffic.
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