More Than 50 Moscow-Bound Drones Intercepted by Russia, Mayor Says

May 8 (Reuters) – Russian air ⁠defence ⁠units have ⁠intercepted more than 50 drones ​heading for Moscow over a period ‌of about 15 ‌hours, according to Mayor ⁠Sergei ⁠Sobyanin. 

The running total of drones downed between about ​11 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday exceeded ​50, Sobyanin said in a long ⁠series of ⁠dispatches on Telegram ⁠announcing ​the interception of drones throughout Thursday.

Emergency crews ​were examining ⁠debris on the ground, he said.

Russia’s Defence Ministry, posting separately on Telegram, said 95 Ukrainian ⁠drones had been intercepted over a four-hour period ⁠ending at midnight in various regions of central and southern Russia.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said it would observe a three-day ceasefire starting at midnight on the night of May 7-May 8 ⁠until May 10 in connection with commemorations of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World ​War Two. 

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing ​by Stephen Coates)

Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

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