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Ukraine sends drones towards Moscow, Russia strikes Kharkiv, officials say

Sobyanin said 231 drones were shot down near the capital as airports imposed temporary flight restrictions.

  • 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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These attacks take place in the context in which Moscow and Kiev are preparing to relaunch in November, under United States mediation, peace negotiations, Article Ukraine, massive attack on Russian territory, launched over 600 drones over Moscow first appears on Romania TV.

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Russia and Ukraine begin to cease regional fire Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone attacks in the early morning of Thursday (29). According to Ukrainian authorities, at least 13 people died in Dnipro after a train was hit. Shortly before, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 613 drones were launched towards the city and its surroundings "between 8:30 a.m. and 7 a.m.", but most of them were neutralized by anti-aircraft defense. Kremlin condemne…

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According to the mayor, Moscow is attacked with particularly many drones. There is no information on possible victims.

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Moscow, 29 Oct (EFE).- The Kremlin today condemned the massive attack of Ukrainian drones against Russia and particularly against Moscow, considered one of the largest since the beginning of the war with more than 1,200 drones, just as the Russian capital hosts the 3rd Russia-Africa summit. "This is a very strange thing, because it is [...] The Ukraine entrance launches a massive attack with more than 600 drones in the direction of Moscow, accor…

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Interfax.ru broke the news on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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