Moscow claims one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks in years
Illustrative photo: Russia reports a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack (Getty Images)
The drone attack on Moscow overnight on September 18 was one of the largest in recent years, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Russian media.
How many drones were heading toward Moscow
According to Sobyanin, more than 350 drones were heading toward the Moscow region between 8:00 p.m. on September 17 and 7:00 a.m. on September 18.
Most of the targets were allegedly destroyed at long range before reaching the city. Another 64 drones, Sobyanin said, were shot down as they approached Moscow.
There is currently no official information about possible damage caused by the "falling debris" of downed drones.
Meanwhile, the day before, the Security Service of Ukraine carried out strikes on the Rostov-Central military airfield.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said an An-12 aircraft, two An-26 aircraft and three helicopters were hit.
It was also reported that one of Russia's largest oil refineries, Slavneft-YANOS in Yaroslavl, had halted oil processing that same day.
The cause was a drone attack that damaged the refinery's crude oil distillation unit.
