# Nearly 1,500 drones targeted Moscow Region from August 22 to 30, mayor says

https://mins.news/en/item/37485

- TASS, 2026-08-30 11:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179479

> Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 1,455 drones flew toward the Moscow Region between 5:30 a.m. GMT on August 22 and the same time on August 30. He said air defenses neutralized most of them at a distance, while 50 were destroyed as they neared Moscow.

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