Russia downs 180 drones in Moscow region overnight, mayor says
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Smoke rises above a Wildberries facility following a reported Ukrainian drone strike on Aug 16.
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- Russia shot down 180 drones targeting the Moscow region overnight in one of the largest Ukrainian attacks on the capital.
- Drones struck a Wildberries warehouse and other sites, injuring at least three people, including a 10-year-old girl.
- A total of 620 drones approached Moscow between the evening of Aug 17 and early Aug 18, causing temporary flight restrictions at airports.
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MOSCOW - Russia downed 180 drones in the Moscow region overnight, the capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on the Telegram messaging app early on Aug 18, in one of the biggest Ukrainian air attacks on the Russian capital.
Drones hit a warehouse of Russian e-commerce company Wildberries and other facilities near Moscow, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said separately, adding that at least three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in the region.
Wildberries, a frequent target of Kyiv’s attacks following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, said in a statement that the warehouse experienced minor damage after drone debris hit one of its walls.
Overall, 620 drones were heading for the region surrounding the Russian capital between the evening of Aug 17 and 5am on Aug 18, according to Sobyanin, and Moscow was temporarily restricting flights at its airports. REUTERS
