Moscow Oblast

Moscow-area substation burns as residents report outages after drone warning — video

A fire broke out on July 1 at an electrical substation in Lyubertsy, a Russian city on the outskirts of Moscow. Telegram monitoring channels reported heavy smoke.

1 July, 12:26 PM

Russians search when the war will end in record numbers amid fuel crisis

More than 137,000 Yandex searches asking when Russia's so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine would end were recorded between June 22 and June 28, the highest weekly total since the full-scale invasion, independent outlet Mozhem Obyasnit reported on June 30.

30 June, 09:12 PM

Zelenskyy confirms new hit on Moscow-area satellite hub used by Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on June 30 that Ukrainian “long-range sanctions” had struck the Dubna Space Communications Center in Russia’s Moscow region for a second time.

30 June, 02:53 PM

Explosions reported in Yegoryevsk and Dubna amid drone attack on Moscow and its suburbs - video

Russian air defenses shot down nearly 50 UAVs amid an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding Oblast on June 30, the city’s mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed.

30 June, 10:50 AM

Russia’s Tula, Ryazan, and Novorossiysk hit in overnight drone attack - video

Explosions shook Russia’s Tula, Ryazan, and Novorossiysk, while residents in Moscow Oblast reported numerous UAVs flying overhead in an overnight drone assault, local monitoring and OSINT channels wrote on June 30.

30 June, 09:15 AM

Ukraine confirms critical damage to Russian Space Communications Center and gas plant

Ukraine's military said it had confirmed successful strikes on Russia's Vladimir Space Communications Center in Vladimir Oblast and the Orenburg gas processing plant following attacks carried out on June 22 and June 24.

25 June, 05:45 PM

Freedom of Russia Legion destroys $6 million worth of Gazprom facilities

The Freedom of Russia Legion destroyed six Gazprom gas distribution stations in Russia’s Moscow and Tver oblasts, causing more than $6 million in damage, the unit said in a press release on June 24.

24 June, 11:38 PM

Russia's largest satellite communications center targeted in Ukrainian drone strike

Ukrainian forces targeted Dubna communications center in Russia’s Moscow Oblast, along with a drone training facility and military logistics infrastructure, the General Staff reported on June 22.

22 June, 03:15 PM

Video captures massive queues at gas stations outside Moscow

Large queues continue to form at gas stations outside Moscow following Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, Telegram Channel Astra reported on June 19.

19 June, 10:50 AM

Video captures moment Ukrainian drone strikes major Moscow oil refinery

A video has surfaced online showing the moment a Ukrainian drone struck the Moscow oil refinery in the city’s Kapotnya district, Telegram channel Astra reported on June 16.

16 June, 12:40 PM

Car explodes in neighborhood housing military personnel near Moscow, one person killed

A car exploded in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha, killing one person and prompting an official investigation, Telegram Channel Astra reported on June 9.

9 June, 01:00 PM

Moscow gas stations limit sales amid Ukrainian refinery strikes

Gas stations in Moscow have begun limiting fuel sales, following similar restrictions in Russia-occupied Luhansk Oblast and Crimea, amid intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, Russian outlet Vazhnye Novosti reported.

3 June, 02:45 PM

Ukraine strikes fuel station supplying Moscow Oblast and nearby airports

Ukraine’s Security Service struck the Vtorovo oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast, a facility that supplies fuel to the Moscow area, the SBU press service said on May 24.

24 May, 05:35 PM

Indian national killed in drone attack on Moscow Oblast, India's embassy confirms

An Indian worker was killed, and three Indian nationals were wounded in a drone attack on the Moscow Oblast, India's embassy in Russia reported on May 17.

18 May, 03:15 PM

Historic Ukrainian barrage triggers fierce backlash from Russian military bloggers — ISW

Ukraine's May 17 strikes on Moscow exposed critical flaws in Russia's capital air defenses, sparking outrage among pro-war military bloggers, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 17.

18 May, 10:21 AM

Kremlin downplays nuclear rhetoric after large-scale attack on Moscow

The Kremlin attempted to explain what “nuclear deterrence” means to Russia following one of the largest attacks on the country, particularly on Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Interfax-Russia wrote on May 17.

18 May, 09:03 AM

Ukrainian drone commander: Moscow “never sleeps” anymore

Moscow is no longer out of reach for Ukrainian drones, Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi said in a Facebook post following another wave of reported drone attacks on the Russian capital region.

17 May, 12:20 PM

Refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod on fire after Ukrainian drone strike

Ukrainian drones attacked the Kstovo Refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on Nov. 4, sources in Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) told NV.

4 November 2025, 09:41 PM

Ukraine’s military intelligence strikes Russian pipeline feeding army operations near Moscow

Ukraine’s military intelligence service blew up the Koltsevoy oil pipeline in Russia’s Moscow Oblast on Oct. 31, disrupting a key fuel supply route for the Russian army, the agency said on Nov. 1.

1 November 2025, 11:02 AM

Blackout hits Moscow Oblast during Ukrainian drone attack

A major power outage swept through Russia’s Moscow Oblast overnight on Oct. 31, during a Ukrainian drone attack on local energy infrastructure.

1 November 2025, 01:05 AM

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