Conflict & Security
Moscow Says Defenses Destroyed Most of 613 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight Assault
October 29, 2026 at 05:28 AM
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5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Russia says more than 600 drones launched towards Moscow overnight
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MAMasrawy
روسيا: إسقاط نحو 613 مسيرة أوكرانية كانت متجهة نحو موسكو
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عمدة موسكو: العاصمة تعرضت لهجوم أوكراني بأكثر من 600 طائرة مسيرة خلال الليل وتم إسقاط معظمها
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SNSky News Arabia
روسيا.. إسقاط نحو 613 مسيرة أوكرانية كانت متجهة نحو موسكو
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MAMasrawy
تدمير 111 مسيرة كانت متجهة نحو العاصمة الروسية خلال 4 ساعات
(opens the publisher’s site)Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air-defense systems destroyed most of 613 Ukrainian drones that approached the capital overnight, as debris hit locations across the region.
- Sobyanin said Russian air-defense systems intercepted and destroyed most of 613 Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow between 20:30 on October 28 and 07:00 on October 29.
- The mayor said 231 drones were destroyed as they neared Moscow, with most intercepted at long distance.
- Russian aviation authorities imposed temporary flight restrictions at Moscow's Zhukovsky, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo airports overnight.
- Sobyanin said emergency crews were working at sites where fallen drone debris landed.