# Mayor says Russian air defenses repel largest-ever Ukrainian drone attack

https://mins.news/en/item/66088

- TASS, 2026-09-20 08:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190247

> Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Russian air defenses had shot down more than 1,600 Ukrainian drones across all defense lines since yesterday, including 450 on the approach to Moscow. He said the unprecedented attack was clearly meant to disrupt the election but failed.

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