Sergey Sobyanin
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- 2d ago
Russia says Ukraine resumed refinery strikes in Samara after a pause under US pressure
Russian officials said Ukrainian drones hit three refineries and a gas complex in the Samara region, ending a pause that the Wall Street Journal linked to US pressure. Moscow also reported an overnight drone attack aimed at the capital region.
- 3d ago
Russia says it downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight, 231 of them near Moscow
Moscow's mayor said 613 drones were aimed at the Moscow region between 20:30 on 28 October and 07:00 on 29 October, while three Moscow airports faced flight restrictions and two flights from Turkey turned back.
- 6d ago
Russia and Ukraine hold local truce as aid convoy nears occupied Oleshky
Ukrainian, US and Russian delegations reached the aid delivery point on Thursday, 29 October, with deliveries to the trapped town planned for 30 October.
- Oct 23
Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport evacuated as drone alarms halt flights across the capital
Passengers were moved into shelters, and some were taken off aircraft, at Russia's largest airport on Friday, 23 October, as drone alarms disrupted flights in the capital. Russia's civil aviation agency also restricted operations at the other Moscow airports.
- Oct 20
Russian missiles hit Kyiv as Kremlin agrees in principle to new talks
Zelensky put the provisional toll at two dead and 34 injured, including five children, after overnight ballistic strikes across 12 Ukrainian regions. The same day Sergei Sobyanin reported 630 drones heading toward the Moscow region.
- Oct 17
Russia and Ukraine escalate drone strikes as Moscow airports restrict flights and Ukrainian cities are hit
Russia says it downed 610 Ukrainian drones overnight and restricted flights at Moscow's four main airports, while Ukrainian officials report deaths in Kherson and Sloviansk.
- Oct 9
Ukrainian drones shut Moscow airports on Friday, forcing Putin's government jets to circle
Four Russian government aircraft returning from Turkmenistan were forced to circle Moscow on Friday, while the Moscow region governor reported two deaths and nine injuries from the drone attack.
- Sep 21
Russia reports over 1,000 cyberattacks and 450 Moscow drones during Duma elections
Russian election authorities recorded more than 1,000 DDoS attacks against voting systems during the three-day parliamentary election, while air defense intercepted 450 drones targeting Moscow on the final day of voting.
- Sep 20
Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery in 1,900-drone assault, grounding 450 flights
A coordinated Ukrainian drone and missile barrage struck the Kapotnya oil refinery in Moscow overnight, disrupting over 450 flights and intersecting with the final day of Russian parliamentary elections.
- Aug 18
Ukraine launches 620 drones at Moscow region, hitting Wildberries hub and wounding three
Russian air defense intercepted 180 of 620 Ukrainian drones aimed at the Moscow region on 18 August 2026, with debris damaging a logistics hub in Noginsk, cutting local power, and injuring three people.
- Aug 16
Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight, five killed across Ukraine
Russian forces launched ballistic missiles and 106 drones at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight on August 15-16, killing five people and wounding 33 across four regions, while debris from downed drones sparked fires in the capital.
- Aug 3
Bombing at Moscow restaurant kills five, targets Russian Aerospace Forces commander General Aleksandr Chayko
An improvised explosive device detonated at Moscow's Balzi Rossi restaurant during a private birthday party for General Aleksandr Chayko, commander of Russia's Aerospace Forces. The blast killed five and wounded 21.
- Jul 25
Ukrainian drones strike edge of Siberia, 16 killed as deep attacks intensify
Over 300 drones were launched overnight into Saturday, reaching Ekaterinburg and a Siberian refinery 1,700 km east of Moscow. At least 16 people were killed across Ukraine and Russia, including eight at a tourist camp in occupied Zaporizhzhia.
- Jul 18
Ukraine drone attack hits 'Russian Amazon' warehouses, killing 7 and injuring 49 in Moscow and Tambov regions
Overnight drone attacks targeted two Wildberries logistics centres in Kotowsk and Elektrostal, plus an oil depot in Noginsk, in what Kyiv called retaliation for Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure.
- Jun 18
Ukraine launches largest drone strike on Moscow in two years, hitting key oil refinery and grounding flights
The attack, the third on the same refinery in a month, injured at least 16 people, forced all four Moscow airports to close, and sent thick black smoke over the city.
