Russia, on Sunday, announced that it had successfully stopped a large-scale drone attack from Ukraine.
They reported that a total of 158 drones were brought down in 15 different regions, with two drones intercepted over Moscow.
The attack reportedly struck a coal-fired power plant near the city and an oil refinery within the city’s limits.
The Russian defense ministry stated that the majority of the drones, 122 in total, were intercepted in the border regions of Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh, and Belgorod, which are adjacent to Ukraine.
“Our defenders are repelling an attempted massive UAV attack on the territory of the Bryansk region,” regional governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said.
The barrage comes just days after Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was targeted by over 200 Russian drones and missiles in one of the biggest such attacks.
It is also nearly a month since Ukraine went on the offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, even as Russian troops continue their steady advance in eastern Ukraine.
Both sides have targeted energy infrastructure since Russia began its campaign in Ukraine in February 2022.
A local official in the Moscow region said three drones had tried to hit the Kashira coal-fired power station.
“There were no victims nor damages,” he said, adding that electricity was still reaching clients “correctly”.
Russian news agencies also reported a fire at the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya, though mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there was “no damage or casualties”.
In the Belgorod region, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said: “The glass of three residential buildings in Belgorod is damaged. In one private residence, a utility building was completely destroyed.”
On Wednesday, Ukrainian drones struck two fuel depots, setting them ablaze in southwest Russia’s Rostov region and the northern Kirov region.
