One Night, One Thousand Drones Down: Massive Ukrainian Drone Attacks Target Moscow and Leningrad Oblast
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on October 18 that its air defense systems destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, including those intercepted over Leningrad Oblast and the Moscow region.
"During the past night, from 20:00 on October 17 to 08:00 on October 18, duty air defense units destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones," the statement said.
The destroyed drones were detected over Belgorod Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Orel Oblast, Pskov Oblast, Ryazan Oblast, Smolensk Oblast, Tver Oblast, Tula Oblast, as well as in the Krasnodar Krai, Crimea, and over the Black Sea.
Early on the morning of October 18, Moscow and Leningrad Oblast came under a large-scale drone attack by Ukraine. A total of 144 drones were shot down over Leningrad Oblast. Debris from the crashed drones caused at least four injuries and damaged residential buildings and vehicles.
Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported early on October 18 that 127 drones headed toward the capital had been intercepted. Emergency response personnel are currently on site dealing with debris impacts.
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