Hundreds of Drones Downed, Warehouse Evacuated Overnight

The Russian Defense Ministry said 381 drones were intercepted overnight, with casualties reported in the Moscow region and a warehouse evacuated.
Jul 23, 2026
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The Russian Defense Ministry reported a night drone attack with hundreds of drones intercepted.
Source:
Roman Danilkin / 63.RU

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that from 20:00 on July 19 to 08:00 on July 20, air defense intercepted and destroyed 381 aircraft-type drones over several regions of Russia — including the Moscow region. Drones were also shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, Crimea, and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

The Moscow region prosecutor’s office reminded of a working hotline for victims at +7-916-240-31-28. According to the agency, there are wounded after the night attack — their number is being clarified. Apartment buildings, residential houses, and commercial facilities have been damaged.

Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov published data on two injured. Domodedovo Hospital reported the admission of six people with mine-blast injuries.

In particular, civil infrastructure facilities in Podolsk were damaged, where a column of smoke was seen in the morning. After that, the press service of the joint company Wildberries and Russ reported the evacuation of a warehouse in the village of Koledino; now it is operating normally.

We are publishing details of the massive night attack in an online broadcast.

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