London – Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its forces knocked at least 126 Ukrainian drones during the night until Thursday morning, with at least three intercepted crafts on the region of the capital of Moscow.
The attack was the largest drone flood in Ukraine in Russia since it launched 167 Craft in the country on July 11, according to data published by the Russian Ministry of Defense and analyzed by ABC News.
The last attack saw the drones demolished in more than 11 most annexed Russian regions Crimea, the Ministry said Thursday.
Temporary flight restrictions were introduced at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Kaluga Grabtsevo airport to the southwest of the capital and Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, according to the Artem Korenyako telegram posts, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Agency of Rosaviatsiya in Russia.
This photo shows a view of the Kremlin tower with funds from the city, during the stormy climate in Moscow, Russia, on July 14, 2025.
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The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, said in Telegram that at least three drones were shot down as he approached the city. “Emergency services specialists are working at the remains site,” he wrote.
In the southwest region of Voronezh, a drone crashed into a residential building and wounded three people, according to a statement published by local governor Alexander Gasev on Telegram.
In the western region of Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said three people died and 17 were injured by drone attacks from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning.
Another person was injured by a drone in the Smolensk region, which is located west of Moscow and limits bellrusia, said Governor Vasily Anakhin.
In the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, a drone hit a two -story house and a 14 -year -old girl was injured by glass fragments, said local governor Vladislav Shapsha on Telegram.
Meanwhile, the Ukraine Air Force said Russia launched 64 drones to the country during the night, of which 41 were demolished or neutralized in flight. The Air Force said that 23 drones affected five locations.
Until Thursday, the death toll from a Russian air attack in the city of Donetsk of Debropillia rose to four, according to local governor Vadym Flashkin. Another 27 people were injured in the strike, said Flashkin, who pointed to a shopping center in the eastern city.
Julio has marked an increase in drone attacks launched by Russia and Ukraine in the middle of the efforts led by the United States to ensure a high fire agreement to end the large -scale invasion of his neighbor of Russia at 3 years. On Monday, President Donald Trump turned Moscow into a 50 -day ultimatum to accept fire, threatening sanctions if he did not.
In June, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that it demolished a total of 2,368 Ukrainian drones, with an average of almost 79 drones per day throughout the month.
Until now, in July, the Ministry of Defense said it has demolished 1,516 Ukrainian drones, with a daily average of 89 drones.
The Russian drone and missile strikes in Ukraine has increased since May, according to the figures published by the Ukraine Air Force and analyzed by ABC News.
This photo of a brochure taken and launched by the emergency service of the State of Ukraine on July 16, 2025 shows firefighters extinguishing a fire in a shopping center in Dobropillia, Donetsk region, after a Russian air attack.
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In May, Russia launched a total of 3,835 drones and 117 missiles, for an average of about 124 drones and almost four missiles every day.
June saw 5,438 drones and 239 missiles fired to Ukraine, with a daily average of 181 drones and almost eight missiles.
Already in the first half of July, Ukraine has reported to face 4,067 drones and 89 missiles, for a daily average of 239 drones and more than five missiles.
