Ukraine launches 620 drones at Moscow region in major attack, mayor says
- 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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Ukraine drones torch Moscow-region warehouse in deep strike push
Ukraine’s 413th Raid regiment launched long-range explosive drones towards Russia and claimed a strike on a major warehouse near Moscow. The operation reflects Kyiv’s push to raise economic costs, unsettle Russians and force wider pressure on the Kremlin.
On 16 August, Ukraine carried out a drone attack in the Moscow region, damaging a warehouse in Wildberries. This offensive marks a milestone in the development of Ukrainian industry in the region.
A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to stri
Waves of Ukrainian drones targeted the massive logistics center outside Moscow overnight. The next morning, it was still ablaze, dark smoke rising into the sky from what was one of Russia’s largest retail warehouses . Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night’s work before starting to prepare for another attack. A small group of soldiers quickly assembled in a sunflower field in southern Ukraine, gathering a…
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A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again
Ukrainian drones have targeted a major logistics center outside Moscow, setting it ablaze. The fire was still burning the following day.
According to the mayor, 620 aimed at the capital: Central hits and other logistics poles of Wildberries. Kremlin Attack to Kharkiv 10 dead, Zelensky: "Truthful Act"
Ukraine Launches 620 Drones at Moscow Region, as Russian Missile Attack Kills 10 in Ukraine
Moscow and Kyiv have continued their aerial bombardments of each other, with Ukraine launching hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Moscow area, and Russian missiles targeting Kharkiv, killing 10 people. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a Telegram post that between the evening of Aug. 17 and 5:00 a.m. local time on Aug. 18, 620 UAVs were launched at the Moscow region, “180 of which were destroyed.” In a follow-up post, Sobyanin…
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