Almost 400 Ukrainian drones attack Moscow and Moscow region
A Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building on Zemskaya Street in Chekhov, outside Moscow, Moscow region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said. Chekhov Mayor Mikhail Sobakin said no one was injured, though two apartments were damaged.
A second downed drone sparked a tire fire at the Chekhov Regeneration Plant, which recycles worn automobile tires.
In the village of Vaulovo, a private house caught fire in the “Dubrava” dacha community, and a dacha house was damaged in the “Romashkino” community in the village of Dubna. No one was injured.
A warehouse belonging to the logistics company 3PL caught fire in the village of Koledino in Podolsk, outside Moscow, following the attack, the independent Telegram channel Astra reported, citing photos and video from witnesses. A nearby Wildberries warehouse is operating “as normal,” the company reported.
According to its website, 3PL offers a “custody storage service” and also leases warehouse space, with partners including the grocery chains “Auchan,” “Pyaterochka,” “Magnit,” “Lenta,” and “Perekrestok,” as well as the retailers Familia, Fixprice, and “Detsky Mir.” A warehouse pictured on 3PL’s website closely resembles the building where witness footage shows the fire broke out.
More than 390 Ukrainian drones headed toward Moscow and the surrounding Moscow region starting on the evening of July 27, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. He said most were shot down “on the far approaches,” while 81 drones were destroyed as they neared the capital.
Russian air defenses shot down 356 Ukrainian drones overnight on July 28 over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry reported. The total number of drones that actually targeted Russia and the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine remains unknown, since the Russian military only reports drones it shoots down.
Ukrainian drones have targeted logistics centers and warehouses belonging to the online retailer Wildberries since July 18, striking facilities in the Moscow region, the Tambov region, Krasnodar, Stavropol Krai, the Leningrad region and St. Petersburg, Voronezh, and occupied Crimea. Ukrainian authorities have said the strikes are aimed at Wildberries’ warehouses because they store drone components.
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