Russia claims it downed 144 drones on their way to Moscow

Russia claims a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and surrounding regions, stating 144 drones were downed, three airports closed, and buildings damaged, while Ukraine has yet to comment on the attack

Sep 10, 2024 - 08:00

Russia claims it downed 144 drones on their way to Moscow

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A massive drone attack targeted Russia’s capital Moscow and surrounding regions last night, with Russian authorities claiming to have shot down 144 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and social media videos showing explosions in Moscow suburbs.

This year, Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks against the Russian oil industry primarily targeting oil refineries, thus significantly disrupting fuel supplies crucial for the Russian military, while simultaneously decreasing the Kremlin’s export revenues. Lately, Ukraine has been striking Russian oil depots, supplying Russian troops with fuel and various military facilities, also focusing on aerial ammunition depots at Russian airfields.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense claims the 144 drones, allegedly shot down in total, were destroyed in the following regions of Russia:

72 over Bryansk Oblast
20 over Moscow Oblast
14 over Kursk Oblast
13 over Tula Oblast
8 over Belgorod Oblast
7 over Kaluga Oblast
5 over Voronezh Oblast
4 over Lipetsk Oblast
1 over Oryol Oblast.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that multiple drones were shot down on the approaches to the Russian capital and in its outskirts. At least three drones crashed into high-rise buildings, footage shared by Russian Telegram channels shows.

Sobyanin described one such incident in the Moscow suburb of Ramenskoe neither claiming a drone hit, nor stating it had crashed after the Russian air defenses shot it down. The Moscow mayor wrote:

“When repelling the attack in the city of Ramenskoe, there was a fire at the level of the 11-12th floors of a residential building, emergency services are working.”

Moscow Oblast Governor Andrei Vorobyov claimed that a woman died and three more people were injured due to a fire caused by the attack.

The footage shows an explosion in Moscow Oblast's Kashira, a drone shooting-down in Moscow's Ramenkoe urban district, drone debris on Kahira highway, and a surface-to-air missile's warhead on a road in Ramenskoe.

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