Calculations show Moscow is repelling one of the largest drone attacks this year

According to Sergei Sobyanin, between 20:30 Moscow time on October 12 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time on Tuesday, 417 drones flew toward the Moscow region.

Moscow, October 13. /TASS/. Last night's drone attack on Moscow was one of the biggest this year, according to TASS calculations based on official data from the Russian capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin.

Between 20:30 Moscow time (5:30 p.m. GMT) on October 12 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT) on Tuesday, 417 drones flew into the Moscow region, the official said. Sobyanin wrote on his Max channel: Air defense neutralized most of those who were on the far routes.

Sobyanin said the largest enemy drone attack was repelled on the night of September 19, when air defenses shot down more than 1,600 drones, 450 of which targeted Moscow.