MOSCOW, October 6. /TASS/. The overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow was one of the largest in the past two years, according to TASS estimates based on data released by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
According to him, 650 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were heading toward the Moscow Region between 8:30 p.m. Moscow time and 5:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 5 (5:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. GMT). "Most of them were destroyed by air defense forces at long range, and another 105 drones were destroyed on the approaches to Moscow," the mayor wrote on Max.
According to Sobyanin, air defenses repelled the largest drone attack between September 19 and the morning of September 20, shooting down more than 1,600 UAVs, including 450 on the approaches to Moscow. Another major attack took place between the evening of August 15 and 6:30 a.m. Moscow time (3:30 a.m. GMT) on August 16, when 600 enemy UAVs were heading toward the capital, 201 of which were destroyed in the Moscow Region.
Another major attempted attack on the Russian capital took place between 8:00 a.m. Moscow time (5:00 a.m. GMT) on September 2 and 12:00 p.m. Moscow time (9:00 a.m. GMT) on September 3, when 548 UAVs were heading toward the Moscow region, most of which were destroyed at long range, and 143 were shot down on the approaches to Moscow.
In addition, between the evening of July 6 until 6:00 a.m. Moscow time (3:00 a.m. GMT) on July 7 of this year, according to the mayor, air defense forces shot down more than 430 drones, 36 of them as they were approaching Moscow. Also, between 8:30 p.m. Moscow time (5:30 p.m. GMT) on July 19 and 5:00 a.m. Moscow time (2:00 a.m. GMT) on July 20, more than 400 enemy drones were heading toward the Moscow Region, most of which were neutralized at long range, and 85 UAVs were shot down on the approaches to Moscow.
In addition, Sobyanin reported that between 8:30 p.m. Moscow time (5:30 p.m. GMT) on July 27 and 6:30 a.m. Moscow time (3:30 a.m. GMT) on July 28, more than 390 drones were flying toward the Moscow Region, and in the period from 8:30 p.m. Moscow time on July 17 to the early morning of July 18, more than 370 drones, most of which were neutralized by air defense forces well outside the city limits. According to the mayor, between the evening of July 11 and the evening of July 12, more than 300 enemy UAVs were destroyed, 45 of which on the approaches to Moscow. On July 4, more than 200 drones were heading toward the capital.
The mayor also reported a massive attempted attack on March 11, 2025. At that time, he said, "74 drones were shot down on the approaches to Moscow, and hundreds of combat drones were shot down at different lines of defense."