Moscow Oblast

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

Conscript shoots comrade dead before suicide in Moscow unit

A Russian conscript opened fire at a military unit in Moscow Oblast's Naro-Fominsk district in the early hours of Oct. 17, killing a contract soldier, wounding several others, and then taking his own life, Russian outlet Izvestia reported, citing the Moscow Military District press service.

17 October 2025, 04:33 PM

Massive drone attack shuts eight Russian airports

Eight airports across the European part of Russia were temporarily closed overnight, the Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya reported on Oct. 6.

6 October 2025, 09:00 AM

Chemical plant fire sparks explosions near Moscow – video

A large-scale fire erupted at a chemical plant in Balashikha, a suburb of Moscow, on the morning of Aug. 31, according to the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA.

31 August 2025, 04:03 PM

Moscow halts flights amid drone attack

The Russian Federal Aviation Authority, Rosaviatsia, imposed temporary flight restrictions at Moscow’s Vnukovo International airport in response to an overnight drone attack, the Bazabazon Telegram channel reported on July 18, posting video of drones flying over the Dmitrovsky district.

18 July 2025, 06:30 AM

Overnight attack targets drone and jet factories in Moscow Oblast

The Russian defense contractor Kronstadt, a drone development and manufacturing company, was targeted again in a drone attack on the town of Dubna, Moscow Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel reported on July 11.

11 July 2025, 09:06 AM

Dozens of drones target nine Russian oblasts overnight

Eighty-six drones were reportedly intercepted over Russia overnight, the country’s Defense Ministry claimed on July 9 amid reports of explosions in at least nine oblasts.

9 July 2025, 08:10 AM

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

Ukrainian drones hit Russian thermobaric munitions plant near Moscow

Ukraine's Defense Forces carried out direct drone strike on a key military facility in Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, which produces thermobaric warheads for Shahed drones, AFU General Staff wrote on July 4.

4 July 2025, 02:30 PM

Drones strike Moscow suburb, spark fire at power station

Drones attacked the Moscow suburbs in Russia, with explosions reported in Sergiyev Posad, and damaging a power substation there, Oksana Yerokhanova, local municipal district head, wrote on July 4.

4 July 2025, 10:30 AM

Drone waves slam 11 Russian regions, disrupt airports and cities

The Republic of Tatarstan, Moscow Oblasts and nine other Russian oblasts were targeted in a massive overnight drone attack, local Telegram channels reported on June 10, posting eyewitness videos from various cities across Russia.

10 June 2025, 07:12 AM

Explosions, fire at military site near Moscow - Video

A fire in the area of a military unit in the city of Kolomna, 114 kilometers southeast of Moscow, shortly after several explosions was reported by local Telegram channels on June 4.

4 June 2025, 12:46 PM

Ukrainian UAVs hit Russian drone, missile plants in Moscow Oblast

Long-range drones of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck the Raduga Design Bureau, located in the town of Dubna, 130 km north of Moscow, overnight into May 28, a source in the Defense Forces told NV.

28 May 2025, 06:35 PM

Russia’s major drone maker hit in overnight attack - Video

The Russian defense contractor Kronstadt, a drone development and manufacturing company, was targeted in a drone attack on the town of Dubna, Moscow Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel reported on May 28, posting photos and videos from the site.

28 May 2025, 09:21 AM

Unknown drones hit Moscow and Tula as Russia claims 105 UAVs downed — video

Unknown drones struck targets in Russia’s Moscow Oblast and Tula, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on May 22.

22 May 2025, 10:19 AM

SBU drones strike major Russian defense plants Bazalt and Splav successfully

SBU drones successfully struck key defense plants of the aggressor country, Russia — Bazalt and Splav, NV sources in the Defense Forces reported on May 7.

7 May 2025, 06:52 PM

Partisan group strikes Z-tagged cars in Russian oblasts

Partisans in Russia vandalized vehicles marked with the Z symbol in new acts of resistance in Smolensk and Moscow Oblast, the Atesh movement reported on April 22.

22 April 2025, 05:47 PM

Russian troops likely shot down their own helicopter near Moscow — Defense Express

On the night of April 10, Russian forces in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, likely shot down one of their own helicopters, mistaking it for a Ukrainian drone, according to an analysis by Ukrainian military outlet Defense Express.

10 April 2025, 02:33 PM

Explosions, 'helicopter-like' drones halt air traffic at two Russian airports - Video

A series of explosions and air defense operations in Moscow Oblast overnight were reported by the Astra Telegram channel on April 10, posting an eyewitness video of the "helicopter-like" drone flying low in the Naro-Fominsk district, some 70 kilometers southwest of the Russian capital.

10 April 2025, 08:56 AM

Drone attack hits Moscow suburbs, disrupts flights - Video

At least 73 drones flying toward Moscow were reportedly shot down over the Russian capital’s suburbs overnight, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed early on March 11.

11 March 2025, 08:39 AM

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