Drones Powerfully Attacked Moscow And Moscow Region: Large Fires Everywhere
- 17.05.2026, 8:03
(Updated) Technopark, refinery, factories, airport closed.
On the night of May 17, unknown drones attacked the Moscow region en masse. Russians have repeatedly complained about explosions, and before that, it was also loud in occupied Crimea.
This is reported by Charter97.org with reference to Russian Telegram channels.
It is worth noting that Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has been reporting on the alleged elimination of drones since the evening of May 16. Now on the night of the 17th, it continues to make similar publications. As of 03:30 - 73 UAVs have already been shot down, and now the "work" of the Russian air defense continues.
Literally before the new twenty-four hours, various monitoring publicks wrote that up to 300 unknown drones may fly in the direction of Russia.
Already after three o'clock in the morning, social networks began to spread footage from the Moscow region, in which Russians complain of explosions. In particular, residents of Klin and Zelenograd.
Updated
A major drone attack has hit Moscow and the Moscow region, killing three people and injuring at least 17 others
Mayor Sobyanin and Governor Vorobyov report this. They cite the following data:
In the last 24 hours, more than 120 drones were shot down.
The attack on the Moscow oil refinery injured 12 people, damaged three houses.
In Khimki, a drone hit a private house, a woman was killed, another person under the rubble.
In the village of Pogorelki in Mytishchi, a drone hit a house under construction, two people were killed.
In the Putilkovo neighborhood in Krasnogorsk, a drone hit a residential high-rise. In Istra, drones hit seven houses, four people were injured. In the village of Subbotino near Naro-Fominsk, a private house caught fire from a drone.
In addition, infrastructure facilities in several municipalities were attacked.
In Moscow, a drone hit a residential building on Mikhailova Street.
In Zelenograd, there was a fire on the territory of the Elma Technopark.
Solnechnogorskaya loading station
On the night of May 17, residents of the village of Durykino in the Moscow region reported an explosion and fire. Eyewitness footage analyzed by ASTRA indicates that the Solnechnogorskaya loading station was hit.
The Solnechnogorskaya loading station (SNS) is a large fuel loading facility in the Moscow region, part of the system of main oil product pipelines around Moscow. It is used for storage, pumping and shipment of gasoline and diesel fuel. It is located near the village of Durykino in the city district. The station contains numerous fuel storage tanks.
Elma Technopark in Zelenograd (Moscow)
On the night of May 17, residents of Moscow and the region reported a large number of explosions. Fires broke out in Zelenograd.
According to ASTRA's analysis of eyewitness reports, one of the fires broke out in the local Elma Technopark.
According to the technopark's website, "the main activities of the resident enterprises of the Elma-Zelenograd Technopark are: production of electronic equipment, production of control and measuring devices, optical equipment, processing of various materials, research and development activities, information technology, production of consumer goods."
Factories hit and airport shut down
OsINT channels also wrote about the attack on the Raduga ICB plant in the Moscow region. MKB "Raduga" is a Russian engineering design bureau specializing in the development of cruise missiles and other missile technology.
The work of the airport "Sheremetyevo" due to a massive attack of drones also had to be suspended. The footage near the airport shows a small fire and thick, black smoke.
That night the temporarily occupied peninsula of Crimea was under massive attack by unknown drones. It was very loud at the Kacha airfield, Cossack Bay, Inkerman and Sevastopol.
But at the moment the results of these attacks are still unknown.