Dozens of Ukrainian drones have targeted Moscow. The announcement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense
The Kremlin building in Moscow, Russia, on July 18, 2025. PHOTO: Yevgeny Messman / Zuma Press / Profimedia
Russian air defense systems destroyed 193 Ukrainian drones overnight, 34 of which targeted Moscow and 47 in the Bryansk region, where one person was killed and five others were injured, Russian authorities said on Monday, Reuters reports.
In Bryansk, a region in southwestern Russia on the border with Ukraine, a Ukrainian drone hit a minibus, killing the driver and injuring five passengers, the regional governor, Alexander Bogomaz, announced on the Telegram app.
The drones over Moscow were shot down over a six-hour period on Sunday, starting shortly before 10:00 p.m. Moscow time, the Russian capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on Telegram.
No damage was reported in Moscow, but Russia rarely discloses the full extent of damage caused by Ukrainian attacks on its territory, except when civilians or civilian targets are involved.
Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatia said two of Moscow's four airports, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, were closed for about two and a half hours to ensure air safety.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report on Telegram that in addition to the drones destroyed over Moscow and the Bryansk region, Russian systems shot down drones over 11 other regions, mainly in the west and south of the country.
Reuters said it could not independently verify Russia's reports of the attacks.
Ukraine had no immediate comment. Kiev has previously said its attacks are aimed at destroying infrastructure essential to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Both sides deny targeting civilians, but thousands have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainians.
