Moscow hit by one of its largest drone attacks in two years

Ukraine’s drone attack on Moscow was one of the largest in two years.

“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that TASS published the information based on its calculations using official statements by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

According to the report, a total of 862 drones were launched towards the Moscow region from the evening of October 29 until 7:30 a.m. on October 30.

“The vast majority were destroyed at long range by the Defense Ministry’s air defense forces. A further 170 drones were neutralized as they approached Moscow,” Sobyanin said.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said 66 departures and 33 arrivals at airports in the Moscow region were delayed by more than two hours.

The governor of Bryansk region said one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack.

Russia, in turn, launched strikes on Ukraine. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian forces attacked the country overnight into October 30 with missiles and 113 Shahed-type attack drones. Ukrainian air defense forces managed to destroy most of the Russian drones.

The main targets of the attacks were Kyiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions. One person was killed in Kyiv in the strikes.

The mayor of Kharkiv said a fire broke out at one of the city’s shopping centers. Two people were injured.

The death toll from an attack on the railway station in Dnipro on October 29 has risen to 15.

In connection with the attack, November 30 was declared a day of mourning in Dnipropetrovsk region.