Russia Says Dozens of Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow as Broader Attack Hit Multiple Regions
Russian authorities said 249 UAVs were launched, with damage reported at the Moscow Oil Refinery and 17 municipalities across the Moscow Region.
- On Sunday, Russia reported a massive drone attack launched by Ukraine on the Moscow Region, with authorities confirming 249 UAVs targeted the area.
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed a facility at the Moscow Oil Refinery sustained damage, while the regional governor reported impacts across 17 municipalities during the 03:00 to 05:00 a.m. attack.
- A 44-year-old woman was killed and five others injured, including two children, while a drone crash on Severnoye Shosse forced evacuation of around 400 people, including 70 children.
- In Sofiine, a warehouse complex caught fire; significant damage occurred in Ramenskoye, with twenty cars damaged and residential blocks impacted in Istra, Kolomna, and Lyubertsy.
- First responders were deployed to sites following the reported damage, and emergency personnel continue working at locations where fragments from intercepted drones have fallen.
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The Russian authorities said Moscow and its region were the target of hundreds of drones on Sunday morning, an attack that caused the death of at least two people and damaged a major refinement on the last day of parliamentary elections.
Drones Attacked the Moscow Region: the Refinery Is on Fire, 400 People Are Evacuated. Photoreportage
On the night of September 20, the Moscow region of the Russian Federation was subjected to a massive attack by drones. The Russian authorities announced 249 UAVs.
At the end of the three-day parliamentary elections in Russia, Ukraine attacked the capital Moscow with drones, most of which were intercepted, but there are also reports of fatalities.
In a series of messages posted on Telegram during the night, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobianin reported at least 186 vehicles shot down by the Russian air defence.
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