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Moscow mayor says 15 more drones targeting the city were downed
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 15 more drones flying toward the city were downed.
He said emergency services were working at places where fragments landed.
Since midnight, 64 drones targeting Moscow had been downed, according to a count based on his posts.
The drones were flying toward Russia’s capital.
The reported interceptions show repeated drone activity directed at Moscow.
Emergency teams are checking the fragment sites, but no further details about damage or injuries were provided.
No next steps were reported.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said another 15 drones flying toward the city had been downed.
He said emergency services were working where drone fragments landed.
TASS reported that 64 drones targeting Moscow had been downed since midnight, based on Sobyanin’s posts.
A later RBC report said 10 drones flying toward Moscow had been destroyed by Russian Defence Ministry air defences.
The reports give different numbers for the additional drones.
- Who
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported the downings; Russian Defence Ministry air defences were identified by RBC.
- What
- Drones flying toward Moscow were reported downed. The reports gave different counts: 15 and 10.
- When
- October 29, 2026. TASS said 64 drones had been downed since midnight.
- Where
- Moscow and locations where drone fragments landed.
- Why
- The drones were flying toward or targeting Moscow; the sources do not state their purpose.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
TASS reported Sobyanin’s statement that another 15 drones had been downed and said 64 had been downed since midnight.
RBC reported Sobyanin said 10 drones flying toward Moscow had been destroyed by Russian Defence Ministry air defences.
- Additional drones reported by TASS
- 15
- Additional drones reported by RBC
- 10
- Drones downed since midnight, according to TASS calculations
- 64
- Mayor
- Sergey Sobyanin
- Emergency response
- Specialists were working where drone fragments landed
What people are saying
Another 15 UAVs flying toward Moscow have been downed. Specialists from emergency services are working at the scenes where drone fragments landed