Ukraine Launches Over 1,000 Drones at Russia, Hitting Moscow

In late September 2026, Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds targeting Moscow. Russian air defenses said they downed 1,110 Ukrainian drones. The attack on Moscow, described as the largest ever, took place on the final day of Russian elections. Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, was among the officials responding. A Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow killed two people, according to Russian reports. Ukraine also said it hit a Buk-M3 missile system, a radar, and a drone factory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had fired 2,000 drones and 19 missiles at Ukraine over the past week.