The Russian Ministry of Defense detailed the events of a drone attack on residential buildings in Moscow, conducted by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. The ministry stated that eight drones were involved in the operation and that all enemy drones were neutralized. Three of the drones were suppressed by electronic warfare systems, while the remaining five were shot down by the Pantsir-S air defense system deployed in the Moscow region, according to the ministry.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, via his Telegram channel, reported that two people sought medical assistance following the UAV strike on the city. He added that no residents of the damaged homes were seriously injured, according to information from health services. Sobyanin noted that emergency services and multiple ambulance crews remained on scene to support responders and residents.
Emergency services reported in the morning that drones had struck two residential buildings. One building is located on Profsoyuznaya Street and the other on Atlasova Street in New Moscow, reinforcing the scale of disruption caused by the incident. Sobyanin also indicated that minor damage had occurred and that residents of the two affected houses received medical attention at the scene.
On a separate update, the Governor of the Moscow Region, Andrey Vorobyev, stated that several drones had been shot down on the way into Moscow. The sequence of events underscores the rapid response efforts by Russian defense and emergency services to intercept and mitigate the effects of the attack, with multiple authorities providing ongoing updates as the situation evolved. Attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense; Moscow City Hall statements; Moscow Region administration.