Moscow and region hit by massive drone wave, fires erupt

At around 2:33 a.m., Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin began posting on social media that air defenses were allegedly shooting down drones. Initially, he reported six drones, later 40, and by 4:22 a.m., the number had reached 83.

It is worth noting that when Sobyanin reported 40 drones, he did not specify at that time that they were drones heading toward Moscow. It is possible that some of them were shot down over the Russian capital.

At the same time, footage began appearing on social media, some of which showed fires. OSINT channels reported that at least one building caught fire as a result of the Russian air defense operation.

The attack on the Moscow region continues, OSINT channels report

Reports say the Moscow Oil Refinery is located near the affected sites, although an attack on the refinery has not been confirmed

Reports indicate that fires broke out in the region, allegedly as a result of Russian air defense operations

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reports that 82 UAVs have already been shot down

At around 4:30 a.m., reports began emerging that the Moscow Oil Refinery had potentially been targeted. However, the information has yet to be confirmed. Local authorities have not commented on the reports so far.

"From yesterday evening until 5:00 a.m. today, 620 UAVs were flying toward the Moscow region, 180 of which were destroyed in the Moscow region. Emergency services are working at the sites where debris fell," Sobyanin said in an update.

Social media users also reported that the information about a fire at the oil refinery had not been confirmed.

What else is known

As previously reported, Moscow and the Moscow region also came under a drone attack overnight on August 16. The strikes sparked a fire at the largest Wildberries warehouse.

We also reported that earlier in August, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin complained that Ukraine had begun attacking the Russian capital with an increasing number of strike drones.