In the ongoing Ukraine–Russia war, Kyiv launched another large-scale drone attack on Moscow during the night of Monday, July 6, 2026. Ukrainian armed forces deployed more than 430 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward the Russian capital, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who announced the incident on the same day that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit opened in Ankara—with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending as a key guest.
Attack Details
“From evening until 6:00 a.m., over 430 drones flew toward the Moscow region. Most were intercepted and destroyed by air defense forces while still at a distance. Thirty-six were shot down as they approached Moscow,” Sobyanin summarized in a Telegram post.
Context and Retaliation
The strike appears to be a direct response to a Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv the previous night—Sunday, July 5, 2026—which struck Ukraine’s capital and resulted in fatalities.