Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills Three, Damages Moscow Refinery
A large number of drones attacked the Moscow region in Russia.
Russian officials said many of the drones were stopped.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted.
He said 450 were heading toward Moscow.
At least three people died in the attack.
A major refinery was also damaged.
In Ukraine, Russian attacks killed at least four people in the Kyiv region, including three children.
Russian strikes in Kherson also killed three people and injured nine others.
At least three people were killed in a mass Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region.
A major refinery in the Moscow region was damaged, according to the report.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted.
Sobyanin said 450 of the intercepted drones were heading toward Moscow.
Russian attacks killed at least seven people in Ukraine, including three children in the Kyiv region.
- Who
- Ukrainian forces were blamed for the drone attack; Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported the interceptions. Russian forces carried out the attacks reported in Ukraine.
- What
- A mass drone attack killed at least three people and damaged a major refinery in the Moscow region; Russian attacks in Ukraine also caused deaths and injuries.
- When
- The attack occurred on Sunday, the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections; the Ukrainian and Russian attacks were reported as overnight and during the same period.
- Where
- The main attack occurred in the Moscow region, with additional reported attacks in Ukraine’s Kyiv region and Kherson region.
- Deaths in Moscow region
- At least three people
- Refinery damage
- A major refinery was damaged
- Drones intercepted
- More than 1,600, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
- Drones heading toward Moscow
- 450, according to Sobyanin
- Deaths in Kyiv region
- At least four people, including three children
- Deaths in Kherson
- At least three people
- Kherson injuries
- Nine people