Ukraine launches 620 drones at Moscow region in major attack, mayor says
Russian officials said more than 5,000 customers lost power and a Wildberries warehouse sustained minor damage after the drone barrage.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Moscow and the surrounding region, with Russian officials reporting that 620 drones flew toward the capital overnight.
- Ukraine has struck multiple Wildberries warehouses in recent weeks, alleging the company supplies components for Russian drones, with this latest attack targeting the company's largest facility at 250,000 square meters.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated air defenses destroyed more than 180 drones over the capital region, while Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported the swarm wounded three people, including a 10-year-old girl.
- Vorobyov noted the "most serious consequences" occurred in Pavlovsky Posad, where a house burned down, and Wildberries said their logistics complex sustained minor damage as "debris hit the wall of the building."
- With frontline fighting at a near standstill, Ukraine and Russia have significantly escalated long-distance attacks, pushing the civilian death toll to its highest levels since the war's initial months in 2022.
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This is the largest drone attack on Moscow in two years, according to the Itar-Tass news agency. 620 drones were launched at the capital and its surrounding region last night, according to the mayor of Moscow. Many were intercepted, but there are reportedly three injured. On Sunday, a similar attack in Russia left 12 dead. Ukraine is therefore increasing its pressure on Moscow. Interview with Ulrich Bounat, geopolitical analyst and associate res…
Moscow has been experiencing the most violent Ukrainian drone attack for a long time – with hundreds of drones, casualties and damage in the surrounding area.
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Smoke rises over Moscow following a Ukrainian drone attack. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, X, Youtube, Instagram Ukraine launched its largest drone swarm against Moscow in two years overnight Monday into Tuesday, sending 637 unmanned aerial vehicles at the Russian capital region in a sustained assault that lit a Wildberries logistics warehouse on fire and pushed cumu…
Fire is seen under construction in Moscow, Russia, after more than 600 drones from Ukraine to the region, on August 18, 2026. Moscow Governor's office, Andrei Vorobyov via AP Ukraine launched 620 drones against Moscow and surrounding areas in the early hours of Tuesday (18) — one of the largest air strikes in Kiev to the region — while Crimea, a territory annexed by Russia, reported interruptions in the supply of energy after the attacks. Russia…
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