Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on Moscow shortly before NATO summit

Sobyanin further communicated: "Die meisten wurden von der Luftabwehr bereits in großer Entfernung neutralisiert". With this, the mayor pointed out that the air defenses had intercepted the majority of the attacks before the targets in the city could be reached.

Ukraine expands attacks on targets far behind the front line

Drone attacks deep in the Russian hinterland

The new attacks in the night to Tuesday coincide according to reporting with the opening of the NATO summit in Turkey. At the summit, further support for Kyiv is to be discussed according to the available information. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also invited according to these reports.

Diplomatic background: Summit in Turkey

Ukraine expands attacks on targets far behind the front line

According to its own information, Ukraine has expanded its drone attacks on targets deep in the Russian hinterland in the past months. Moscow and the surroundings of the capital are among the ranges that Kyiv regularly targets in its ongoing campaign.

The mayor of Moscow additionally pointed out that the air defense systems deployed had already responded at a great distance. This indicates that Russian air defenses were able to intercept most of the intruding drones before they reached densely populated areas.

At the same time, Sobyanin reported a high number of launched drones. The scale of around 430 drones since Monday evening corresponds, according to consistent assessments, to the most massive wave of attacks of this kind to date.

Diplomatic background: Summit in Turkey

According to the available information, the NATO summit in Turkey will also discuss further military and political support for Ukraine. Kyiv stands at the center of discussion at the meeting according to the facts; Zelensky was invited according to the available sources.

Sobyanin used his statement to give the citizens of Moscow an initial assessment. He drew on figures that his office compiled from reports of air defense and the responsible agencies. The attack lasted according to the information into the early morning hours of Tuesday.