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Ukrainian Drone Attack Near Moscow Kills Five, 320 Shot Down

8/5/2026

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Ukrainian Drone Strikes

A Ukrainian drone strike on Novoselki industrial zone near Moscow killed five and injured ten.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 320 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions.
Bombings killed an 89-year-old woman in Mykolaiv and two girls and an elderly woman in Sumy.
A drone hit the Black Sea resort of Arkhipo-Osipovka, raising deaths to seven, including four children, and wounding 58.

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Vorobyov Reports Strikes

Governor Andrei Vorobyov said emergency crews extinguished the large warehouse fire and are still fighting smaller blazes.
The strike damaged an electrical substation and an administrative building in the industrial area.
Drone fragments hit a private house and a vehicle in Solnyshkovo, causing property damage but no injuries.
Vorobyov said air-defence units kept detecting drones over Volokolamsk, Klin, Chekhov and Serebryany-Prudsky districts.

History

Historical Context

In March 2022, during Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine launched the first coordinated drone raids on Moscow and Belgorod, introducing a cross-border strike mode. Similar UAV attacks hit the Dyagilevo and Engels air bases in December 2022 and reappeared in 2025’s Operation Spiderweb. Today’s strikes on Novoselki, Solnyshkovo and Volokolamsk forced Russia to intercept 210 drones in a week, echoing that early pattern.

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Ukrainian Drone Strikes

A Ukrainian drone strike on Novoselki industrial zone near Moscow killed five and injured ten.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 320 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions.
Bombings killed an 89-year-old woman in Mykolaiv and two girls and an elderly woman in Sumy.
A drone hit the Black Sea resort of Arkhipo-Osipovka, raising deaths to seven, including four children, and wounding 58.

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