Ukrainian drones strike the Moscow region in a massive overnight attack

Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow region overnight Sunday into Monday in an attack described as massive, while Russian air defences were engaged, according to monitoring channels.

As The Kyiv Independent reports, Ukrainian drones targeted the Moscow region (Moscow Oblast) overnight, while Russian air defences were active. At the time this article was published there was still no official confirmation from Kyiv and no figures published by the Russian authorities — neither from Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin nor from the Russian Defence Ministry — on the number of drones, possible damage or casualties; details were expected with the official morning statements.

The attack comes as part of Ukraine’s ongoing campaign against targets deep inside Russian territory. Only about two weeks ago, Ukrainian drones again struck the Moscow region, with Russian authorities at the time reporting hundreds of drones shot down and strikes on the capital’s oil refinery; President Volodymyr Zelensky later confirmed that Ukraine had hit key facilities of Russia’s logistics and oil industry.

Russia, for its part, is continuing its campaign against Ukrainian cities: last week Russian drones again struck bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv during the unannounced visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, while on October 3 Moscow called on foreign diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital — a warning Kyiv has rejected.

This story will be updated as official statements emerge from both sides.