Moscow drone attacks

Moscow calls blackout a ‘brief outage’ after trams and subway escalators stop

Moscow authorities characterized the Aug. 18 blackout as a “brief outage,” the city’s Department of Housing and Utilities reported.

19 August, 11:15 AM

Moscow faces second night of drone attacks as four airports restrict flights

Moscow and several Russian regions faced drone attacks for a second consecutive night, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, reporting that at least 25 drones had targeted the capital.

19 August, 10:35 AM

Russia reports more than 600 drones heading toward capital region

Russian authorities reported a massive drone attack on Moscow and Moscow Oblast overnight on Aug. 17-18, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claiming that 620 drones were heading toward the region between Monday evening and 5 a.m. Tuesday.

18 August, 02:28 PM

Putin avoids mentioning largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow

Russian leader Vladimir Putin did not mention last week’s largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow while commenting on Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia during a meeting with graduates of military academies at the Kremlin, Agentstvo. Novosti reported.

23 June, 06:15 PM

Ukraine says Moscow region hit in largest attack of full-scale war

Moscow and the surrounding region came under the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with several strategic facilities reportedly struck for the first time, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on May 17.

17 May, 04:17 PM

Drone attack rattles Moscow region, sparking fires and grounding dozens of planes

Several cities in Russia’s Moscow Oblast reported drone attacks overnight on May 17, with explosions reported in Khimki, Durikino, Lobnya, Zelenograd and Naro-Fominsk outside Moscow. Witnesses also reported plumes of smoke and fires in some areas.

17 May, 12:55 PM

Moscow region hit by explosions and fires amid large-scale drone attack

A fire was reported on the grounds of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport following a drone attack overnight on May 17, Russian Telegram channel Astra reported, citing OSINT analysis.

17 May, 10:28 AM

Russia deploys jamming gear near Kremlin amid drone threat

Russian forces have deployed reinforced security posts equipped with military hardware, including electronic warfare systems, in central Moscow, likely in response to recent drone attacks, Russian Telegram channels and Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on May 22.

22 May 2025, 05:37 PM

Moscow drone attacks