Dozens of drones reportedly targeted several Russian regions overnight on Sept. 1, including Moscow, Tver, Voronezh, Tula, Kaluga, Bryansk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, and Kursk, according to local officials.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that 158 drones were downed overnight.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that at least nine drones were downed in Russia’s capital region. One of the drones was reportedly destroyed near the Moscow Oil Refinery, according to Sobyanin. One of the refinery’s buildings was damaged and a fire was reported following the attack, Russia’s state-owned Ria Novosti outlet reported.

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    2 months ago

    Russia’s got a LOT more land and facilities to cover and defend. I hope Ukraine can continue stepping up covert infrastructure attacks, because it’ll spread the already overstressed Russian air defenses even further.