# Moscow mayor reports 18 UAVs destroyed near capital

https://mins.news/en/item/87246

- TASS, 2026-10-06 01:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2197889

> Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 18 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed as they approached the Russian capital. Emergency responders are working where debris fell. TASS calculated from his earlier reports that air defenses had downed 57 UAVs approaching Moscow over the past four hours.

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