Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that 15 more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were intercepted over the Russian capital, raising the total number destroyed since midnight to 64, according to TASS.
Mayor Sobyanin posted on the Max channel that the latest wave of 15 UAVs “flying toward Moscow have been downed,” adding that specialists from emergency services were operating at the sites where drone fragments landed.
In posts that began at 9:00 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, the mayor’s announcements were counted by TASS to each day's cumulative total. Prior to the latest report, the number of downed UAVs sat at 49; the new 15 bring the total to 64.
The statement came amid a broader effort to counter a surge of drone activity aimed at critical infrastructure across Moscow. Emergency services officials cited the rapid deployment of ground teams and aerial surveillance to locate and secure crash sites within minutes.
Official sources from the Moscow Police Department confirmed that no injuries or damage were reported at the 15 intercepted UAV sites, but they noted that the fragments were still being recovered for a potential ballistic analysis.
Regional security analysts have stressed that the uptick in drone activity remains a significant threat, prompting Moscow to reinforce its air‑space monitoring and defenses over the coming days.
