JAKARTA - A total of 200 Ukrainian drones were launched towards Moscow, Russia, throughout Wednesday night to Thursday morning. This attack is a continuation of the drone attack operation to Russia.
"More than 200 drones flew towards the Moscow region. Most of them were neutralized by long-range air defense systems," said Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, quoted by ABC News, Thursday, July 16.
The mayor said ten drones were destroyed as they approached Moscow.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces downed at least 375 Ukrainian drones throughout the night. In a post on Telegram, the ministry said the drones were intercepted over 18 Russian regions - including Moscow - as well as Crimea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Ukraine has significantly expanded its drone militterr operations - which Kyiv calls long-range sanctions - in recent months, targeting major Russian cities, Russian oil infrastructure, as well as military and logistical targets.
Sobyanin's report indicates this week was a very busy time for Russian air defenses around the capital.
As of Thursday, more than 1,200 Ukrainian drones were reported to have flown towards Moscow in the past seven days; he said that at least 191 of them were shot down as they approached the city.
The Russian Defense Ministry has only published the number of Ukrainian drones and other projectiles they claim have been intercepted.
ABC News was unable to independently verify the numbers, which come from both the ministry and the mayor. However, the scale and frequency of such reports can be seen as an indication of Ukraine's increasing ability and determination to target locations within Russian territory.
So far this year, Mayor Sobyanin reported that 1,420 Ukrainian drones approaching Moscow had been shot down, based on his Telegram posts compiled and analyzed by ABC News.
For comparison, throughout 2025, Sobyanin only reported the shooting down of 734 Ukrainian drones near the city.
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