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Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region

Russian officials reported that over 620 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, marking one of Ukraine's largest reported attacks on the Russian capital. Russian air defenses claimed to have shot down 180 drones over the capital region and an additional 17 en route.

Al Jazeera StaffAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-18 · 06:47 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region
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Russian officials reported that over 620 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, marking one of Ukraine's largest reported attacks on the Russian capital. Russian air defenses claimed to have shot down 180 drones over the capital region and an additional 17 en route. The attacks resulted in at least three injuries, including a 10-year-old girl, and damaged a Wildberries warehouse. The governor of the Moscow region stated that a house burned down and other homes were damaged in the Pavlovsky Posad and Bogorodsky districts. Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force reported downing 111 of 147 "enemy" drone attacks. Separately, five people were injured in an overnight Russian attack on the city of Izyum in Ukraine.

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Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were injured in an overnight Russian attack on Izyum, Ukraine.

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The drone attack injured three people, including a 10-year-old girl, in the Moscow region.

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Russia claims over 620 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight.

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Russian defenses reportedly shot down 180 drones over the capital region and 17 more en route.

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A Wildberries warehouse east of Moscow sustained minor damage from drone debris.

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The attacks injured at least three people, including a girl, and damaged a Wildberries warehouse, Russian officials say.Russian officials have reported more than 620 overnight drones targeting Moscow, in what appears to be one of Ukraine’s largest attacks on the Russian capital in years.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian defences shot down 180 drones over the capital region between Monday evening and ‌5am (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday. He said 17 more drones were shot down en route to the capital later.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian Americanlist 2 of 3Russia says hit Ukrainian railway and port facilities in new strikeslist 3 of 3‘Very positive’: Trump says Kim Jong Un has responded to his overturesend of listRussia’s state-run news agency TASS described the barrage as the largest drone attack on Moscow in the past two years.The drone attack wounded three people, including a 10-year-old girl, Moscow region’s Governor Andrey Vorobyov said on Telegram. He said the “most serious consequences” were reported in the Pavlovsky Posad district, where a house burned down. Several more homes and a guesthouse were damaged in Bogorodsky district, he added.A warehouse east of Moscow belonging to e-commerce giant Wildberries was damaged in Tuesday’s drone assault. In a statement, the company said its logistics complex sustained “minor damage” after “debris hit the wall of the building”.Ukraine has struck multiple Wildberries warehouses in recent weeks, saying the company supplies components for Russian drones.Five injured in Ukraine’s KharkivMeanwhile, the Ukrainian air force reported shooting down or suppressing 111 of 147 “enemy” drone attacks overnight.Kharkiv’s regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were injured in an overnight Russian attack on the city of Izyum.
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