{"id":2482,"date":"2026-01-03T14:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:51:33","slug":"kiev-targets-moscow-with-new-wave-of-drones-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/2026\/01\/03\/kiev-targets-moscow-with-new-wave-of-drones-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiev targets Moscow with new wave of drones \u2013 mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 26 UAVs were downed en route to the Russian capital on Thursday night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FILE PHOTO: Russian 9K35 Strela-10 (Arrow) air defence system \u00a9  Sputnik \/ Evgeny Biyatov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than two dozen long-range drones were intercepted as they headed toward Moscow overnight, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian air defense forces destroyed 26 UAVs between 7pm on Thursday and 1am Friday morning, according to a series of messages posted by Sobyanin on Telegram. The mayor reported that there had been no casualties or damage from the incidents, adding that emergency services specialists are working at the crash sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a precaution, Moscow\u2019s Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports temporarily suspended flights on several occasions during the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident follows another attempted attack on Moscow that took place the previous night, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s traditional New Year\u2019s Eve address<\/a> was being delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE: <\/strong>GRAPHIC PHOTOS show aftermath of Ukrainian attack on Russian New Year\u2019s party<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Year\u2019s celebrations in Russia were marred by a horrific attack on a crowded cafe and hotel in the Black Sea coastal village of Khorly in Kherson Region. The strike caused a major fire which left at least 27 people dead and over 30 more wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moscow insists the strike was intentionally timed to maximize casualties and represents a \u201cterrorist act,\u201d<\/em> if not a war crime. Russian officials have drawn parallels to the atrocities committed by Nazi forces during World War II, accusing Ukraine of deliberate brutality and dehumanization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE: Ukrainian drone\u2019s flight plan proves Kiev targeted Putin\u2019s residence \u2013 MOD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiev has routinely launched drone attacks deep into Russia in recent months, targeting critical infrastructure and residential buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moscow has been responding with strikes on military-related Ukrainian infrastructure, aiming to degrade Kiev\u2019s drone and weapons production capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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