# Attempted UAV attack on Moscow largest in two years — TASS calculations

https://mins.news/en/item/24738

- TASS, 2026-08-18 03:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174409

> TASS calculations based on data from Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin indicate that 620 UAVs flew toward Moscow and the Moscow Region from Monday evening until 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, with 180 destroyed in the capital region. Sobyanin said emergency services were working where debris fell.

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