Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Ukraine launched more than 620 drones at Moscow overnight in what appeared to be its largest such attack in years, while Russian attacks killed 10 people in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 180 of the 620 drones heading towards Moscow were ‘destroyed’ by Russian defences over the capital region between Monday evening and 5am (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday. He said 17 more drones were shot down en route to the capital later. … The drone attack wounded three people, including a 10-year-old girl, Moscow region’s Governor Andrey Vorobyov said on Telegram. … Meanwhile, the Ukrainian air force reported shooting down or suppressing 111 of 147 ‘enemy’ drones overnight. Kharkiv’s regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said preliminary information indicated 10 people were killed and eight injured in the Pechenihy settlement.” (08/18/26)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/russia-says-more-than-600-drones-targeted-moscow-region