Russia says hundreds of drones are launched toward the Moscow region overnight, with Moscow-area officials reporting that they fly in large numbers and that some are intercepted. Multiple outlets cite Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin’s figure of 613 UAVs headed toward Moscow Oblast between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Coverage also highlights the impact on travel. Kyiv Post and Ukrainska Pravda report that drone activity leads to restrictions at three Moscow-area airports, diversion of some flights—including two returning from Turkey—and reports of explosions near Naro-Fominsk. Al Jazeera frames the incident as part of a broader pattern of major drone assaults targeting the Moscow region, while other reports focus more directly on the scale and the mayor’s statement.
Taken together, the accounts agree on the reported “600-plus” scale and the disruption to airport operations, but they vary in the level of detail about interceptions and the specific disruptions described.
