Moscow in flames as Ukraine launches a ‘massive’ drone attack on several regions

Overnight Ukraine launched a massive attack on Moscow and eight other areas deep inside Russia involving 144 drones.

In Moscow some 20 drones attacked the Russian capital, 14 in the Kursk region and in the Tula region 13 drones struck and debris from a UAV that was shot down fell into an energy facility.

💥 Russia: Some Ukrainian drones flying toward Zhukovsky airport in Moscow struck residential high rises, like due to electronic jamming.
Russia should withdraw from Ukraine. https://t.co/kKwymYIEuq pic.twitter.com/i1x2NDw37G

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) September 10, 2024

Russian closed three major airports as a result of the massive attack affecting Vnukovo, Zhukovsky and Moscow’s main airport Domodedovo, which have now resumed operations.

On Tuesday Ukrainian forces attacked Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh, Tula, Kaluga, Belgorod, Krasnodar Krai region and Moscow.

💥 Russia: The airport in Moscow attacked by Ukrainian drones turned out to be Zhukovsky – 23 miles southeast of the Kremlin. https://t.co/rdLBAC2Gz7 pic.twitter.com/wk5TgkrVdU

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) September 10, 2024

Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov said a woman aged 46 was killed in the attack and Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that around 12 drones were shot down in Moscow Oblast that were heading to the capital city.

The governor of the border state Aleksander Bogomaz of the Bryansk region said the Ukrainian attack was “massive.”