Sobyanin reports 613 drones flying toward the Moscow region overnight

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that from 20:30 on October 28 to 07:00 on October 29, 613 drones flew toward the Moscow region: most were shot down by air defenses at distant approaches, and 231 were destroyed on approach to Moscow. The authorities did not report any casualties or consequences on the ground.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 29 October 2026 at 09:201 min read

The key facts

According to Sobyanin, 613 drones flew toward the Moscow region overnight, with 231 destroyed on approach to Moscow
The number of drones downed on approach to the capital rose from 119 by six in the morning to 231 by seven in the morning
No casualties or consequences on the ground were officially reported

The scale of the overnight attack

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in his channel on the Max messenger that between 20:30 on October 28 and 07:00 on October 29, 613 drones flew toward the Moscow region. According to him, most of the targets were neutralized by Defense Ministry air defense forces at distant approaches, while 231 drones were destroyed on approach to Moscow.

How the figures changed overnight

It is telling how the reported number of intercepted targets grew over the course of the night: according to Life.ru, by six in the morning on October 29 the number of drones destroyed on approach to Moscow since the start of the day had reached 119, and the mayor's earlier message at that time concerned 30 intercepted targets. By seven in the morning, that figure had risen to 231, according to Sobyanin's message. No consequences on the ground are known at this point; the authorities have also not officially reported any casualties.