Russian air defense repelled a drone attack on Moscow during the night.

In the night of Monday, November 18, there were attempts to attack the Moscow region using drones, with explosions reported in two areas of the Moscow suburbs. This was reported by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

According to the mayor, drone movements towards Moscow were detected overnight in the Moscow region. In particular, it was reported that an attack by UAVs was repelled in the Ramensky urban district.

“At the site where the debris fell, preliminary reports indicate no damage or casualties. Emergency service specialists are working at the scene,” the post stated.

The Russian Telegram channel SHOT, citing local residents, noted that the attack occurred around 3:40 AM local time.

Another drone was reportedly shot down in the Pavlovo-Posad urban district.

In addition to Moscow, drones also attacked four other Russian regions during the night of November 18. According to data from the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 59 UAVs were shot down:

• 2 over the territory of the Moscow region,
• 45 over the territory of the Bryansk region,
• 6 over the territory of the Kursk region,
• 3 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
• 3 over the territory of the Tula region.

Damage to Russian facilities by drones

In the Udmurt Republic, explosions were reported in the morning of November 17. The “Kupol” plant in the city of Izhevsk was under drone attack.

It was also reported that Ukrainian drones launched over the territory of Russian Dagestan as part of a special operation by the GUR on November 6, hit two Russian frigates of the “Gepard” class that were in the port of Kaspiysk.