In the early hours of Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Ukraine launched an extensive drone attack on Moscow, with Russian authorities reporting over 600 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aimed at the city.

Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, noted that between Monday evening and 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday, a total of 620 drones were detected making their way toward the Moscow region. Of these, approximately 180 drones were “destroyed,” according to Sobyanin.

Andrey Vorobyov, the regional governor of Moscow, separately reported that more than 150 drones were shot down around the capital. Russia’s Tass state news agency highlighted the attack as “the largest in the past two years.” Ukraine’s strategy includes utilizing long-range drones to emphasize the reality of the prolonged conflict to the Russian population, now into its fourth year.

Among the affected locations was a logistics site operated by Russia’s Wildberries, the nation’s largest online retailer, akin to Amazon. The company stated that the assault inflicted “minor damage” as debris impacted one of the facility’s walls.

Additionally, Russia’s defense ministry claimed its air defense systems intercepted a total of 791 drones across 15 Russian regions, the annexed Crimean peninsula, and over the Azov and Black Seas during the same timeframe. Russian media characterized this as one of the year’s most substantial Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory.

This is a breaking news story, and further details are expected to emerge as the situation develops.