Moscow hit as Russia reports largest Ukrainian drone attack since full-scale war began
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defense systems shot down 337 Ukrainian drones overnight in the largest drone attack on Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
Among the targeted areas was Moscow and the surrounding region, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported on Telegram. By 8:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Russian air defense forces had shot down 74 drones heading toward the capital, Sobyanin said, calling it the most extensive drone attack on Moscow to date. Debris from a downed drone caused minor damage to a building’s roof in southern Moscow, he added.
Three people in the Moscow region were killed in the attack, according to Russian authorities. Governor Andrey Vorobyov said the victims were employees of Miratorg. One was killed in the company’s parking lot in the village of Yam, while the other two died after being hospitalized.
Russia’s Health Ministry reported that 18 people were injured, including three children. Vorobyov said the casualties included residents of the towns of Vidnoye, Domodedovo, and Ramenskoye, as well as the villages of Yam and Sapronovo.
Videos circulating online appear to show the moment a drone crashed into a building in Sapronovo, along with footage from inside a damaged apartment.
Several residential buildings in the Moscow region were damaged by drone debris, with fires and evacuations reported in multiple areas.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) imposed temporary restrictions at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports in response to the attacks.
The Moscow Railway press service reported that debris from a drone damaged infrastructure at Domodedovo Station, disrupting commuter train schedules.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defense systems shot down 91 drones over the Moscow region and 126 over the Kursk region. Another 25 drones were intercepted over the Belgorod region, 22 over the Ryazan region, 10 over the Kaluga region, eight each over the Lipetsk and Oryol regions, six over the Voronezh region, and three over the Nizhny Novgorod region.
