Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Dozens of drones reportedly targeted several Russian regions overnight on Sept. 1, including Moscow, Tver, Voronezh, Tula, Kaluga, Bryansk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, and Kursk, according to local officials.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 158 drones were downed overnight.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that at least nine drones were downed in Russia's capital region. One of the drones was reportedly destroyed near the Moscow Oil Refinery, according to Sobyanin. One of the refinery's buildings was damaged and a fire was reported following the attack, Russia's state-owned Ria Novosti outlet reported.
The refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft, the oil division of Russian gas giant Gazprom, is located in southeastern Moscow. No casualties were reported.
The Baza Telegram news channel, which is closely associated with Russia's security services, reported that loud explosions were heard near the Konakovo Power Station in the Tver region, one of the largest energy producers in central Russia.
The Russian Telegram channel Astra reported two fires in the Tver region near local gas distribution infrastructure, citing videos from local residents.
At least three drones reportedly targeted the Kashira Power Plant in the Moscow region, according to Mikhail Shuvalov, the head of the Kashira city district. He said that the attack did not result in any fires, damage, or casualties.
The Kyiv Independent could not immediately verify these claims.
Additionally, some 34 drones were shot down over the Bryansk region in southwestern Russia, the region’s governor, Alexander Bogomaz said via his official Telegram channel.
More than 10 drones were destroyed over the Voronezh region and several more were downed over Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan and Tula regions, governors of the regions said in posts on Telegram.
Two more were also downed in the Kursk region, which has been partially controlled by Ukraine, said the region's acting governor, Aleksei Smirnov.
As Kyiv's incursion into Kursk Oblast enters its fourth week, Ukraine reportedly controls over 1,290 square kilometers (500 square miles) and 100 settlements, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Aug. 27.
Officials said that there were no reported injuries or damage according to preliminary information.
In Belgorod Oblast, some 14 drones were reportedly shot down. Several houses, cars, and commercial properties were damaged after repelling an aerial attack, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov
Russian air defenses repel large-scale Ukrainian drone attack – MOD
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A total of 158 drones were shot down or intercepted by electronic warfare during a large-scale Ukrainian attack on Russian territory overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
UAVs were shot down over more than a dozen Russian regions, according to a statement issued by the ministry on Sunday morning.
“During an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles,” Russian air defenses eliminated 46 drones above Kursk Region, 34 above Bryansk Region, 28 above Voronezh Region, and 14 above Belgorod Region, it said.
Moscow was also the target of an attack, with seven drones shot down over Moscow Region and two more above the capital itself, the statement read.
According to the ministry, eight UAVs were destroyed in Ryazan Region, five in Kaluga Region, four in Lipetsk Region, and three in Tula Region.
One or two drones were also shot down above the Tambov, Smolensk, Orel, Tver and Ivanovo Regions, it added.
Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that at least 11 drones were destroyed near or inside the capital during the Ukrainian raid.
Three UAVs also targeted the Kashira State District Power Plant, according to the Moscow Region’s Kashira city district chief, Mikhail Shuvalov. There were no casualties or damage, he added.
Russian military blocks Ukrainian drone raid on capital – mayor
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Russian air defenses thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow during the night, with no casualties or damage on the ground, according to the city’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin.
The official said the first of the UAVs was shot down near Podolsk, 40 km south of Moscow, at around 1:20am on Sunday, and an hour later, another drone was destroyed en route to the capital.
In a series of follow-up posts over a six-hour period, Sobyanin reported that more drones were intercepted over the Stupino, Odintsovo, Leninsky and Ramensky districts.
Another UAV reportedly attempted to target an oil refinery in Kapotnya, a district in southeast Moscow renowned for its petrol industry, but was shot down with no damage or injuries on the ground, Sobyanin added.
Meanwhile, the head of Moscow Region’s Kashira district, Mikhail Shuvalov, said the local Kashirskaya Power Plant was targeted by three drones overnight, but that the attack did not cause any casualties or damage.
“Electricity is being supplied to customers without interruption. Emergency services are working on site,” Shuvalov wrote on Telegram.
As of 7.30am local time, Russian air defenses were still engaging hostile targets, Sobyanin added. According to preliminary information, falling debris did not cause casualties or significant damage, and emergency services were working at the site.
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