# Over 70 drones heading for Moscow shot down since midnight — TASS calculations

https://mins.news/en/item/43236

- TASS, 2026-09-03 06:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2181767

> Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defenses had destroyed eight more drones flying toward the capital and that emergency personnel were working where debris had fallen. TASS calculations based on his data put the total shot down since the start of the day at 72.

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