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Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow in Overnight Blitz
The Moscow Times • • general
Key Points:
- Nearly 400 Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow and its surrounding region overnight, with most intercepted by air defenses, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin; no casualties or damage were reported in Moscow itself.
- An apartment building in Chekhov, about 50 kilometers south of Moscow, was damaged by a drone strike, causing facade and apartment damage but no injuries, as reported by Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov.
- Several villages in the Moscow region, including Koledino, experienced property damage from drone strikes, though a nearby Wildberries logistics center was confirmed to be unharmed and operational.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that 356 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across Russia and annexed Crimea during the overnight attacks.
- In the Belgorod region near Ukraine’s border, a drone attack killed one man and injured 19 passengers on an intercity bus in Shebekino, with one critically injured woman succumbing to her injuries from a previous attack.
