# Three injured as Moscow comes under massive drone attack — mayor

https://mins.news/en/item/23292

- TASS, 2026-08-16 03:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2173797

> Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said three people were injured near the Moscow Automobile Ring Road in a drone attack and are receiving assistance. Air defenses later downed nine more drones targeting the capital; since midnight, 132 drones have been shot down, according to TASS calculations based on his posts.

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