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Mass attack by Ukrainian drones on Moscow continues, 35 drones shot down - UPDATED

19 June 2026 15:17 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine's drone attack on Moscow is continuing, APA's Russia bureau reports.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 35 drones had been shot down within one hour.

According to him, emergency services are working at the sites where the debris fell.

Note that a day earlier, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Moscow and the Moscow region with approximately 200 drones. This was the largest drone attack on the Russian capital in the past two years.

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13:46

Moscow has come under a massive attack by Ukrainian drones for the second consecutive day, Russian media reports.

According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, 16 drones approaching the city were shot down.

It should be noted that Moscow and the Moscow region were subjected to a large-scale attack by Ukrainian UAVs yesterday. The Moscow Oil Refinery and the Sadovod shopping center sustained damage. Sixteen people, including two children, were injured in the Moscow region.

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