Moscow under drone attack: Ukraine sends around 650 drones

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In the middle of the night, Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Russia. According to Russian reports – as Spiegel reports – around 650 drones flew toward Moscow and the capital's outskirts. Air traffic in the mega-city was temporarily affected as a result.

What emerges from the reports so far: the attack was apparently aimed at an oil depot in the city's outskirts. Concrete information about hits or damage was not initially available. As for the drone count and the attack itself, the available information relies on Russian statements – independent verification is pending.

The action fits a pattern that has solidified in recent weeks: drone and missile attacks on targets far behind the front line, on both sides. For the civilian population – in Moscow as in Ukraine – this means: more noise, more uncertainty, more disrupted daily life.

What was the target of the attack?

According to the available reports, the attack was apparently directed against an oil depot in the outskirts of Moscow. Ukraine is thus hitting targets deep within Russian territory – an approach that repeatedly made headlines in recent months, but is now reaching a new magnitude. With the drone count of around 650 in a single wave, the pressure on Russian air defenses grows to a level that puts previous attacks in the shade.

Russia strikes back – bridge in neighboring country hit

While Moscow was repelling the drone swarms, Russia in turn attacked an important bridge in the neighboring country – meaning Ukraine. According to Ukrainian reports, the bridge had already been the target of Russian attacks before. Details on damage or possible casualties were not initially known. As with the drone attack, the rule applies: these are the respective claims of the affected side.

What remains?

The number of around 650 drones in a single wave is – regardless of later verification – a clear signal: Ukraine can carry out attacks on a scale that was not reached in the previous months of the war. Russia is responding in parallel with attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. The coming hours will show how Moscow politically and militarily assesses the major attack – and what wave of counterattacks follows.