Moscow attack

Moscow hit by new drone wave as airports cancel or delay 367 flights — video

Drones attacked Moscow overnight and in the morning on June 22. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed Russian air defenses had downed about 80 drones flying toward the capital. Debris was reported to have fallen in Moscow Oblast.

22 June, 12:37 PM

Ukrainian drones expose Moscow air defense gaps in major refinery strike

Hundreds of Ukrainian drones flew over Russia’s capital and struck an oil refinery in Kapotnya with almost no resistance, exposing Moscow’s outdated defenses and embarrassing Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, The Telegraph reported on June 18.

21 June, 04:11 PM

Satellite images reveal damage at Moscow refinery after Ukrainian drone strike

Satellite images published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on June 20 show damage to storage tanks and AVT-6 primary oil refining units at the Moscow oil refinery in the Kapotnya district after drone strikes by Ukraine’s Defense Forces on June 18.

20 June, 06:09 PM

Russia may have moved Pantsir from front to defend Moscow refinery, Defense Express says

Russian forces installed another Pantsir air defense gun-missile system in Moscow after a large-scale drone attack on the Moscow oil refinery, possibly moving it from the front because of a shortage of air defense systems, Defense Express wrote on June 20.

20 June, 03:18 PM

Russia will use Moscow drone attacks to justify massive strikes on Ukraine, ISW says

The Kremlin has begun laying the information groundwork to continue and intensify its strikes on Ukraine after a record drone attack on Moscow on June 18, the Institute for the Study of War said in its June 19 report.

20 June, 11:36 AM

Dozens of drones target Moscow for third time in recent days — video

Explosions were reported in Moscow Oblast, Russia, on June 19 as online reports described a new UAV attack targeting the Russian capital.

19 June, 02:50 PM

Ukraine’s Moscow strike hardens U.S. view that Putin cannot be trusted

The mood in Washington toward the war in Ukraine is shifting. After Ukraine’s defense forces carried out record strikes on Moscow on June 18, two views are taking hold in the U.S. capital, The Economist reported.

19 June, 02:23 PM

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hit Moscow region, calling drone attack fair response

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and the surrounding region overnight on May 17.

17 May, 05:40 PM

Four reasons why Ukrainian drones keep targeting Moscow - NV video

The ongoing drone strikes on Moscow, now in their third consecutive day, serve four distinct strategic purposes, Reactive Post charity founder and military expert Pavlo Narozhnyi said in a Radio NV broadcast on March 17.

17 March, 01:47 PM

FSB claims suspects confess in GRU general shooting in Moscow

Russia’s Federal Security Service claims two suspects in the assassination attempt on GRU deputy chief Vladimir Alekseev have confessed to their guilt, state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Feb. 9.

9 February, 04:38 PM

Suspect in GRU general attack worked for FSB-linked firm – Grozev

One of the suspects in the assassination attempt on Russian GRU deputy chief Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseev, Viktor Vasin, works for an FSB-affiliated company that produces surveillance equipment, Bellingcat investigator Christo Grozev reported on X on Feb. 8.

8 February, 05:06 PM

Drone attacks aim to paralyze Russian logistics and strike military industry - video

Ukraine seeks to cripple Russian logistics, shut down air traffic, and put constant pressure on military and defense-industry infrastructure in the enemy's capital, Vadym Kushnikov, an analyst with the Militarniy portal told Radio NV on Jan. 7.

7 January, 02:12 PM

Drone strikes trigger major fires in Russia on New Year’s night - video

Fires broke out at Russia's two fuel facilities on New Year’s night after drone attacks — an oil depot in the town of Lyudinovo in Kaluga Oblast and the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, Telegram channels and local authorities wrote on Jan. 1.

1 January, 10:58 AM

Moscow mayor reports Ukrainian drone incursion, 3 airports temporarily closing

Russian air defenses downed four drones approaching Moscow, with emergency crews responding to debris sites, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 05:48 PM

Massive blackout cripples Moscow, halts metro trains and traffic across Russian capital

A widespread power outage left parts of Moscow without electricity overnight Oct. 31, paralyzing large areas of the Russian capital, the state-run outlet RBC reported.

1 November 2025, 10:24 AM

Moscow and Yaroslavl refineries seen as key markers of looming crisis for Russia — economist

Vyacheslav Shyriaiev, a Russian opposition economic analyst whom the Kremlin designated as a so-called “foreign agent” this year, told NV which Russian refineries Ukrainian drones need to hit next to cause a true economic collapse in Russia.

2 October 2025, 01:35 PM

Trump backs Ukraine strikes on Moscow to feel pain, push Russia

During a July 4 phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to “make Russia feel the pain” to compel the Kremlin to negotiate, according to the Financial Times.

15 July 2025, 04:56 PM

Ukraine targets Russia’s Krasnozavodsk Shahed warhead plant

Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in coordination with other Defense Forces components, conducted a strike on the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant JSC in Russia’s Moscow Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Telegram on July 7.

7 July 2025, 07:30 PM

Ukraine targets Russian chemical plant supplying military

Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, confirmed a drone attack on the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant in Russia’s Moscow Oblast in a post on Telegram on July 7.

7 July 2025, 11:24 AM

Russia launched 142 drones and four ballistic missiles at Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 142 drones and four ballistic missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 7.

7 May 2025, 12:08 PM

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