Largest Attack in Three Years: 337 Ukrainian Drones Fall into the Russian Trap

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Day by day, the drone war between Moscow and Kyiv reaches its peak, with increasing reciprocal attacks using these weapons, which have become the hallmark of the battles.

On Monday night into Tuesday, Russia shot down 337 Ukrainian drones launched at several regions, including 91 over Moscow, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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This marks the largest attack on Russian territory since the beginning of the Ukraine war in February 2022, primarily targeting the outskirts of Moscow and the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, where 126 drones were downed, according to the statement.

Moscow’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, had earlier announced via Telegram that “the air defenses of the Ministry of Defense continue to counter a massive attack by hostile drones targeting Moscow.”

The Ministry of Defense confirmed that 91 drones were intercepted around the capital and 126 over the Kursk region.

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At least one person was killed and three others injured in Moscow’s southern suburbs, according to regional governor Andrey Vorobyov.

Various Damages

Vorobyov added that debris had damaged at least seven apartments in a building located in another part of Moscow’s southeastern suburbs.

Meanwhile, authorities in the city of Domodedovo, in the Moscow region, reported a fire at a parking lot belonging to the company “Miratorg” following a drone attack.

Authorities also stated that debris from a drone near Domodedovo railway station had damaged part of the tracks, causing a temporary halt in train services to and from Moscow.

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Timing and Implications

The attacks came just hours before scheduled talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are set to meet with their Ukrainian counterparts, including Ukraine’s National Security Advisor, Foreign Minister, and Defense Minister.

Before the meeting, Rubio stated that the U.S. wants to hear what concessions Ukraine might be willing to make in negotiations to end the war with Russia. He added that these discussions could determine whether Washington resumes full military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.

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CNN previously reported that the U.S. continues to share intelligence with Ukraine that can help its forces defend themselves but has “scaled back” details that could be used to target Russian forces, according to U.S. defense officials.

Visit of a European Delegation

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that the Ukrainian attack coincided with the visit of the OSCE Secretary General to Moscow.

On Telegram, she wrote: “This is not the first time a high-level foreign delegation’s visit to Moscow has been accompanied by a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack. Last night, Kyiv’s regime sent drones to strike the Russian capital during the visit of OSCE Secretary General Kairat Abdrakhmanov.”

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In recent weeks, fighting on the ground has intensified, along with deteriorating U.S.-Ukraine relations following a tense meeting between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.

Over the past weekend, Russia launched a massive airstrike on Ukraine, killing more than twenty people, according to Ukrainian authorities.

With Russian forces advancing, Ukraine’s presence in the Kursk region is shrinking significantly.

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