# Nearly 2,000 UAVs detected approaching Moscow region since August 1

https://mins.news/en/item/16837

- TASS, 2026-08-08 09:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2170467

> Nearly 2,000 unmanned aerial vehicles have been detected approaching the Moscow region since the morning of August 1, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. He stated that air defense forces neutralized the majority of the UAVs while they were still on distant approaches. The report focuses on the scale of the detected approach and the response by air defenses.

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