TRTWorld   July 7, 2026

Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says more than 430 drones targeted Moscow region overnight, with 36 shot down near the capital while Kiev has not commented on the claims.

Ukraine launched it largest drone attack on Moscow overnight, according to figures released by Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Tuesday. Sobyanin said on Telegram that from Monday evening more than 430 drones were launched towards the Moscow region. “The majority were neutralised by air defence systems at distant approaches, while 36 enemy drones were destroyed as they approached Moscow,” he said. The overnight air raid surpassed the July 4 large-scale drone raid on the capital that involved some 200 drones. The defence ministry attributed the growing scale of the attacks to the Ukrainian leadership’s desire to showcase its military capabilities ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

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