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# Ukraine Launches More Than 1,000 Drones at Russia in Largest Attack on Moscow
- URL: https://www.warfaredecoded.com/ukraine-launches-more-than-1-000-drones-at-russia-in-largest-attack-on-moscow/
- Published: 2026-09-20T14:02:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T14:02:02.000Z
- Author: Kevin Macmellon

Ukraine launched **more than 1,000 drones toward Russian territory overnight**, with hundreds aimed at Moscow in what Moscow's mayor described as the **largest drone attack ever against the Russian capital**. Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces intercepted or destroyed **1,110 Ukrainian drones** across Russia, Crimea and the Black Sea.

## 450 Drones Reportedly Headed Toward Moscow

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defenses destroyed **450 drones heading toward Moscow**. He described the assault as unprecedented for the capital. Russian authorities also reported that drones reached the Moscow Oil Refinery and struck a residential building.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1e/44/1e448b0d-1e44-4bbb-bad8-c4da165a2995/content/images/2026/09/Rescue-Operation-After-Strike.png)

Emergency Crews Search War-Damaged Buildings — Rescue workers move through rubble and heavy smoke following a reported strike on a residential area, searching the ruins of damaged apartment buildings

## Moscow Oil Refinery Damaged

Several drones reportedly reached the grounds of the **Moscow Oil Refinery**, one of Russia's major refining facilities. Reuters reported damage to part of the refinery, while witnesses in Moscow reported explosions and smoke rising from the site.

## Two Killed and 20 Injured

The wider Moscow region suffered civilian casualties. Regional authorities reported **two people killed and 20 injured**, while hundreds of residents were evacuated from a damaged apartment building.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1e/44/1e448b0d-1e44-4bbb-bad8-c4da165a2995/content/images/2026/09/Moscow-Industrial-Fire-1.png)

Moscow Industrial Facility Ablaze — A major industrial facility burns outside Moscow, sending massive columns of smoke across the city skyline following a reported Ukrainian drone attack.

## Attack Came During Russia's Parliamentary Election

The attack occurred on the **final day of Russia's parliamentary elections**. Sobyanin said the assault was intended to disrupt voting, although that attribution was a Russian official's claim and was not independently established.

## Ukraine Says Strategic Facilities Were Targeted

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian oil-industry facility and a logistics facility. He said the attacks were intended to put economic pressure on Russia's ability to sustain its military operations.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1e/44/1e448b0d-1e44-4bbb-bad8-c4da165a2995/content/images/2026/09/Damaged-Apartment-Building.png)

Apartment Building Damaged in Moscow Region — A residential building shows extensive structural damage after a reported drone strike, with shattered windows, destroyed balconies and exposed interiors

## A Major Escalation in Long-Range Drone Warfare

The scale of the reported attack highlights the expanding role of long-range drones in the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia and Ukraine have increasingly used unmanned systems to strike targets far behind the front line, including energy, logistics and military infrastructure.

Author: Kevin Macmellon