Veytics Intelligence
2026-10-29 · Aljazeera

Russia says more than 600 drones launched towards Moscow overnight

Russia has downed most of the 613 drones launched towards Moscow overnight, in a major attack on the Russian capital, Russian state news agency TASS has reported. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that air defence forces destroyed 231 of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on approach to the city, with the remainder neutralised on distant approaches between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The attack marks the latest in a series of major drone assaults targeting the Moscow region, following a record attack in September during which air defence forces reported shooting down more than 1,600 drones.

Read the full Veytics brief

We show the main point publicly. Create a free account to continue reading the full article, save it, discuss it, and connect it with market and OSINT context.