Over 150 Drones Neutralized Over Moscow Region, Vorobyev Says

09:00; 18 August 2026 year

### Air Defense Forces Thwart Massive Drone Attack on Moscow Region Air defense forces and electronic warfare systems in the Moscow region repelled a massive drone attack overnight and into the morning, according to regional governor Andrey Vorobyev. More than 150 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were neutralized or disabled over the area. The drones were detected in Bogorodsky, Ramensky, Pavlovsky Posad, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Voskresensk, Stupino, Kolomna, and Elektrostal districts. Three people were injured in the attack. In Ramensky district, a 10-year-old girl suffered shrapnel wounds to her hand when a drone crashed into a private home. She was hospitalized. In Bogorodsky district, a woman required medical attention after being injured by falling debris from a UAV. In Kolomna, a 27-year-old man sustained injuries. All victims are under medical supervision. The most severe damage occurred in Pavlovo-Posadsky district. In the village of Kuznetsy, a private home was completely destroyed by fire. In Pavlovsky Posad itself, the roof of a multi-story residential building caught fire, prompting the evacuation of residents. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties. Another fire broke out in a building on May 1st Street. In Bogorodsky district, two private homes in the "Albatros" summer cottage area were damaged. In Noginsk, a guest house caught fire. Additionally, a drone struck a Wildberries warehouse near Atlant Park, but the fire was contained and no injuries were reported. In Kolomna, debris from a UAV caused a fire in a commercial kiosk next to the "Globus" shopping center. The Civil Registry Office, a store, and windows of a residential building on Soviet Square were also damaged. In Kotelniki, construction scaffolding and insulation materials at a construction site for a residential complex caught fire. In Elektrostal, a vehicle and a transformer substation were damaged. Another private home was damaged in Ramensky district, in the "Ramenye" summer cottage area. Governor Vorobyev stated that efforts to counter the attack are ongoing. Emergency and operational services in the region are working in an enhanced mode. Information about the consequences and new incidents is being updated.

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