politics
March 16, 2026
Over 100 Ukrainian drones target Moscow
More than 100 Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow have been destroyed, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has said
TL;DR
- Moscow's air defenses intercepted over 100 Ukrainian drones heading towards the capital this weekend.
- Incursions forced Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky international airports to temporarily halt flights.
- Emergency services responded to debris from intercepted drones in various locations.
- The Russian Defense Ministry reported destroying 295 hostile UAVs in Russian airspace since Saturday evening.
- Interceptions occurred in multiple regions including Moscow, Bryansk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Tver, Smolensk, Kursk, Tula, Saratov, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Crimea, and Adygea.
- Ukraine has launched approximately 600 fixed-wing UAVs since Friday, according to the defense ministry.
- Russia has been conducting retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian military-related infrastructure.
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