The Mayor Of Moscow Reported A Swarm Of A Thousand Drones Attacking The Russian Capital

• 18.07.2026, 14:48

According to him, nearly 2,000 drones belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Moscow in just one week.

From 8:30 p.m. Moscow time on July 11 through 8:30 a.m. on July 18, 1,892 drones belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine were flying toward Moscow. This was reported by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

According to him, most of the drones were allegedly neutralized well outside the city limits. As they approached the Russian capital, 207 UAVs were reportedly shot down.

On the night of July 18, more than 370 UAVs were flying toward Moscow. As they approached the Russian capital, 64 drones were destroyed.

In Noginsk, near Moscow, a fire broke out at an oil depot in Noginsk, a suburb of Moscow. The Wildberries warehouse in Moscow was also hit (Wildberries Moscow Plunges into Darkness - Belarus News - Charter'97) in Elektrostal.