Russia-Ukraine war: One dead as 650 drones targeted Moscow in massive overnight attack, say officials

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire at the site of a Russian air strike on a car repair workshop in Kharkiv on October 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (PIC/AFP)

A massive attack involving 650 drones hit Moscow overnight, killing a man, Russian authorities said Tuesday.

According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the pummelling was the second largest drone attack on the Russian capital and its surrounding region in the past two years.

Both Ukraine and Russia have stepped up long-range strikes in recent months on civilian and industrial targets, including energy, transport and port infrastructure, as well as ships in the Black Sea.

The attack killed a 20-year-old man in a village on the outskirts of Moscow, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said, adding that several homes were damaged.

The strikes wounded six people, Ria Novosti news agency reported.

Russia has said it plans to increase strikes on infrastructure targets, including in Kyiv, as winter approaches.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.