MOSCOW: Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones every day of 2026 so far, according to data published by Russia’s Defense Ministry, in what appeared to mark an escalation from earlier, more sporadic attacks on the Russian capital.
By midnight on Sunday alone, Russian air defense systems had destroyed 57 drones over the Moscow region out of 437 downed over Russia, the ministry said on its Telegram messaging app.
The daily activity suggests a shift from past patterns, when Moscow was hit more intermittently, often around symbolic dates or as a form of signalling rather than a near routine pressure campaign.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but Kyiv has increasingly used long range drones to strike targets deep inside Russia. Ukraine says such attacks aim to disrupt military logistics and energy infrastructure, raise costs for Moscow’s war effort and respond to repeated Russian missile and drone attacks in the war that Russia launched nearly four years ago.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has reported multiple interceptions since New Year’s Eve without giving further details.
