Air defense downed 119 drones on approach to Moscow since the start of October 29

Sergei Sobyanin reported the interception of another 30 drones flying toward Moscow — 119 in total since the start of the day. Rosaviatsiya restricted arrivals and departures of aircraft at three capital airports. The day before, on October 28, air defense destroyed 90 drones over seven regions in 12 hours.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 29 October 2026 at 08:312 min read

The key facts

Since the start of October 29, 119 drones have been downed on approach to Moscow, the latest batch being 30 drones
Rosaviatsiya restricted operations at Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports for flight safety
On October 28, air defense destroyed 90 Ukrainian UAVs over seven regions in 12 hours

Attack on Moscow and airport restrictions

Air defense systems shot down another 30 drones flying toward Moscow — Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this on the Max messenger. Taking previous intercepts into account, the total number of drones downed on approach to the city since the beginning of October 29 has reached 119. According to the mayor, emergency services specialists are working at the sites where debris fell, examining the areas and assessing the consequences of the attack. His messages contained no information about casualties or destruction. Due to the attack Rosaviatsiya restricted arrivals and departures of aircraft at three capital airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, explaining that the measure was necessary to ensure flight safety.

The scale compared with the previous day

The overnight series of intercepts in the Moscow region continued the previous day's reports: On October 28, Russian air defense destroyed 90 Ukrainian drones over seven regions in 12 hours — Belgorod, Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Voronezh, Ryazan and Tula regions. Thus, in just two days, the number of reported intercepts across the country and on approach to the capital exceeded 200. For comparison, according to the Defense Ministry, on the night of October 27, 222 Ukrainian drones were shot down over 12 regions, Krasnodar Krai, Crimea and the Black Sea. Reports of new intercepts in the Moscow region began coming in during the night, after the October 28 report.