Russia says more than 600 drones launched towards Moscow overnight

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Russian state news agency TASS reports that over 600 drones were launched toward Moscow overnight, with Russian air defense forces successfully downing most of them, specifically 231 approaching the capital and neutralizing others further away. This event follows a previous record attack in September when more than 1,600 drones were intercepted by Russian defenses. Additionally, Russia conducted an assault on Ukraine’s Kharkiv city, damaging an educational institution there.
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Russian state news agency TASS reports that Russian air defense forces have neutralized most of 613 drones launched towards Moscow overnight, with 231 destroyed as they approached the city and the remainder intercepted further away between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. This attack follows a major assault in September when over 1,600 drones were reportedly shot down. The incident is part of an ongoing series of drone strikes targeting the Moscow region. Additionally, Russia launched attacks on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, damaging an educational institution.

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Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 330-year sentence in Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash - list 2 of 3Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank - list 3 of 3Obama mocks Trump team’s Cheesecake Factory response The attack marks the latest in a series of major drone assaults targeting the Moscow region, following a record attack in September during which air defence forces reported shooting down more than 1,600 drones.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29
🔮 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that air defence forces destroyed 231 of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on approach to the city, with the remainder neutralised on distant approaches between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
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Russia says more than 600 drones launched towards Moscow overnight · assertive framing

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Russia has downed most of the 613 drones launched towards Moscow overnight, in a major attack on the Russian capital, Russian state news agency TASS has reported. asserted
agency → down → capital
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that air defence forces destroyed 231 of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on approach to the city, with the remainder neutralised on distant approaches between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. asserted
remainder → say → evening
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forces → draw → drones
Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine’s Kharkiv, the country’s second-biggest city, damaging an educational institution, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram. asserted
Terekhov → attack → Telegram
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