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Russian air defence shoots down 180 Ukrainian drones in biggest attack on Moscow in two years

Updated On: 18 June, 2026 06:23 PM IST | Moscow | mid-day online correspondent

Russian air defence systems shot down around 180 Ukrainian drones during a large-scale attack on Moscow, officials said. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described it as the biggest drone assault on the Russian capital in two years

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People walk in a park as black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on Thursday. PIC/AFP

People walk in a park as black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on Thursday. PIC/AFP

Russian air defence forces have shot down approximately 180 Ukrainian UAVs as Moscow continues to face a massive drone attack, news agency IANS reported, quoting local media on Thursday.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described it as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital in the past two years.

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