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Russia says 613 drones were launched towards Moscow overnight
Russian officials said 613 Ukrainian drones were sent towards the Moscow region from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defences destroyed 231 drones over the region, while the rest were neutralised farther away.
Three Moscow-area airports temporarily restricted flights, but they later returned to normal operations.
The attack is the latest in a series of major drone assaults targeting the Russian capital region.
During a record attack in September, Russian air defences said they had shot down more than 1,600 drones.
The overnight assault adds to a growing series of attacks on the Moscow region amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
Separately, a Russian attack damaged an educational institution in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 613 Ukrainian drones flew toward the Moscow region overnight from October 28 to October 29.
Russian air defences neutralised most of the drones on distant approaches, according to Sobyanin.
Vedomosti reported that 231 drones were destroyed over the region.
The reported drone assault lasted from 20:30 on October 28 until 07:00 on October 29, Moscow time.
Temporary restrictions at three Moscow-area airports were lifted, and the airports returned to normal operations.
- Who
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported the drone assault. The drones were described as Ukrainian.
- What
- 613 drones flew toward the Moscow region; Russian air defences neutralised most of them.
- When
- From the evening of October 28 to the morning of October 29, 2026. Vedomosti reported the assault lasted from 20:30 to 07:00 Moscow time.
- Where
- The Moscow region, Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
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Sobyanin reported that 47 drones had been destroyed over Moscow.
Vedomosti said the drone assault began.
Sobyanin reported the destruction of the first ten drones.
Vedomosti said the drone assault ended.
- Drones reported
- 613
- Drones destroyed over the region
- 231, according to Vedomosti
- Reported assault period
- 20:30 October 28 to 07:00 October 29
- Airports affected
- Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky
- Airport status
- Temporary restrictions were lifted; airports returned to normal operations