More Than 350 Ukrainian Drones Flew Toward Moscow Region Overnight, Mayor Says
Most were destroyed before reaching the capital, while related attacks in Rostov region damaged homes, vehicles and apartment buildings, officials said.
- On Friday, September 18, more than 50 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Rostov region overnight, Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar reported, with no injuries sustained.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 350 drones targeted the Moscow region beginning on the evening of September 17, with air defenses intercepting 64 as they approached the capital.
- The assault damaged private homes and vehicles in Azov, while the Neklinovsky district reported broken windows and damaged roofs across eight apartment buildings.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed a September 17 attack damaged an An-12 plane, two An-26 planes, and three helicopters at the Rostov-on-Don Tsentralny military airfield; Russian authorities did not confirm this.
- Recent drone activity follows record-breaking August strikes: roughly 600 drones headed toward Moscow on August 16, and more than 150 targeted the region on August 18, striking a Wildberries logistics center.
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More Than 350 Ukrainian Drones Flew Toward Moscow Region Overnight, Mayor Says
Ukrainian drones flew toward Moscow and the surrounding region overnight from September 17 to 18, in an attack that Russian officials characterized as one of the largest of its kind in years.
Russian air defence detected 350 Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow on the night of Thursday to Friday, the first day of the parliamentary elections in Russia, according to a new assessment of the city's mayor, Sergei Sobianin.
On the night of 17 to 18 September, Russian air defence forces reflected one of the largest drone attacks in recent times, and enemy drones attempted to attack the capital and south of the country, but the vast majority of targets were destroyed on long-range ramps.
Several private and multi-family houses, as well as gas pipes, were damaged in the Rostov region during an attack by Ukrainian drones, told the head of the region, Yuri Slusar. "Bataisk damaged a private house. Five private houses (a wall, roof, fences) and four cars were damaged in Azov. Four home owners damaged gas pipes leading to houses, gas supply was suspended, no threats were made", the Governor in Max. He added that two locations were cu…
After the air attack on the Rostov region, 5 private and 8 apartment buildings, gas pipes and 8 cars were damaged
After the air attack on the Rostov region, 5 private and 8 apartment buildings, gas pipes and 8 cars were damaged.During the attack on the region, more than 50 UAVs were destroyed, Governor Slyusar said.Ukraine. — subscribe and know moreWe are at...
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