Approximately 600 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight on August 15 to 16, marking one of the most extensive aerial assaults on the Russian capital’s outskirts since the war began in 2022. A Wildberries distribution center spanning 250,000 square meters in the Podolsk area south of Moscow suffered extensive fire damage. An 83-year-old man was killed after a drone struck his private home, according to Russian officials. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed that air defenses intercepted 201 unmanned vehicles, while Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed it neutralized over 800 drones nationwide during the same window.
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