Moscow mayor says 630 drones targeted Moscow region overnight; two injured
In short
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 630 drones attacked the Moscow region between the evening of 21 October and the early hours of 22 October. He said most were destroyed by air defences at long range and 163 were intercepted as they approached Moscow city. Two people were injured in New Moscow.
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on 22 October that 630 drones attacked the Moscow region from the evening of 21 October to the early hours of 22 October. CLS and Jiemian reported that the great majority were destroyed by air defence systems at long range, and that another 163 drones were intercepted as they approached Moscow city. [ 1 , 3 ]
Jiemian, citing Xinhua, reported that Sobyanin made the statement on social media. He said the attack lasted from 20:30 on 21 October to 04:00 on 22 October, and that two people were injured in the New Moscow area of Moscow city. The injured are receiving medical treatment, and emergency rescue teams are working at the sites where drone debris fell, he said. [ 3 ]
Yicai and Xinhua published items with the same headline, but their text is not available in the documents. [ 2 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The documents give only the mayor's account of the scale of the attack and two injuries. They do not describe damage beyond that or any response.
Key facts
- Moscow Mayor Sobyanin said on 22 October that 630 drones attacked the Moscow region from the evening of 21 October to the early hours of 22 October. [ 1 , 3 ]
- He said the great majority were destroyed by air defence systems at long range. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Another 163 drones were intercepted as they approached Moscow city, he said. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The attack ran from 20:30 on 21 October to 04:00 on 22 October, according to Sobyanin. [ 3 ]
- Two people were injured in the New Moscow area of Moscow city and are receiving medical treatment, Sobyanin said. [ 3 ]
- Emergency rescue teams are working at sites where drone debris fell, he said. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Who launched the drones and what they targeted. The available documents do not say.
- The extent of damage beyond the two reported injuries. Only the mayor's statement on two injuries and debris sites is given, and it is carried by one outlet's text (Jiemian, citing Xinhua).
- The figures of 630 drones and 163 intercepts. They come from the mayor's statement as relayed by the outlets; no independent count is given.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Drone attack on the Moscow region begins on 21 October, according to Sobyanin. [ 3 ]
- Attack ends on 22 October, according to Sobyanin. [ 3 ]
- CLS publishes the report on the mayor's statement. [ 1 ]
- Jiemian publishes a report with the attack times and two injuries, citing Xinhua. [ 3 ]
- Xinhua publishes an item with the same headline. [ 4 ]