548 drones targeted Moscow region over 28 hours
Over a 28-hour period from September 2 to September 3, 548 drones were launched toward the Moscow region, with most destroyed at long range and 143 shot down near the city. The attack disrupted air traffic at Moscow's major airports.
Consensus
- 548 drones were launched toward the Moscow region between 08:00 on September 2 and 12:00 on September 3.
- Most of the drones were destroyed at long range.
- 143 drones were destroyed on the approach to Moscow.
- The information was provided by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
- The attack affected air traffic at Moscow's airports.
Points of divergence
- 56 drones were shot down over Moscow Oblast the previous night, one hit a factory in Bogorodsky District and another hit a residential building in Kubinka, causing fires; no injuries were reported. — kommersant
- Over 100 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow's airports, with disruptions affecting arrivals and departures across multiple airlines and international routes. — fontanka
- Sheremetyovo Airport is operating under coordination, while Domodedovo and Vnukovo are fully closed. — kommersant
- Air traffic restrictions were implemented at Sheremetyovo, Vnukovo, and Domodedovo during the night and morning, with temporary halts in aircraft takeoffs and landings for safety. — fontanka
Coverage (20 sources)
- 548 drones attempted to attack Moscow region in 28 hours — РИАМО
- Almost 550 UAVs, over 100 flight cancellations and delays: what is known about the mass attack on Moscow — Фонтанка
- Sobyanin: 548 drones flew towards Moscow from early September 2 — Коммерсантъ
- Sobyanin: 548 drones flew towards Moscow in the last 28 hours — Вести
- From 08:00 on September 2 to 12:00 on September 3, 548 UAVs flew towards the Moscow region, most of them un... — Город Москва
- From 08:00 on September 2 to 12:00 on September 3, 548 UAVs flew towards the Moscow region, most of them un... — Мэр Москвы Сергей Собянин
- Sobyanin reported on 548 drones flying to the Moscow region in more than a day — Вечерняя Москва
- Air defense forces destroyed 143 drones on approach to Moscow, Sobyanin reported. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Number of drones shot down on approach to Moscow has risen to 86 — Интерфакс
- Number of drones flying on Moscow shot down has grown to 47 — Интерфакс
- Number of drones flying to Moscow on Wednesday shot down has risen to 34 — Интерфакс
- Drones continue to fly to Moscow. More than two dozen shot down — Фонтанка
- Number of drones shot down on approach to Moscow reached 25 — НТВ Москва
- Repelled more than 8 thousand: Sobyanin told about attacks of UAVs on Moscow — Фонтанка
- Number of drones shot down Wednesday flying to Moscow has risen to 16 — Интерфакс
- 8 670 UAVs flew towards the Moscow region from August 1 to September 1. 795 drones were destroyed on approach to Moscow. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Sobyanin reported that 8670 drones were launched in August towards the Moscow region — Интерфакс
- 8670 drones sent to Moscow in a month, 795 shot down on approach to the capital — Вести
- Sobyanin: Air defense forces shot down 8670 drones flying to Moscow in August — Коммерсантъ
- In a month, 8670 UAVs flew towards the Moscow region — НТВ Москва
Key entities
- Moscow
- Moscow Region
- Sergei Sobyanin
- PVO
- Max
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ministry of Defense
- Max
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- RIA Novosti
- Domodedovo
- Telegram
- TASS
- Vnukovo
- Konstantin Mikhalevsky
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