Russia reports drone attack on Moscow region that killed two

Russian officials said on October 6 that Ukraine had launched an overnight drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region, reporting two deaths, seven injuries and damage to residential property. Moscow’s mayor and the regional governor gave differing counts related to the operation, while a reported strike on fuel infrastructure had not been officially confirmed.¹²

Casualties and damage

Moscow regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said fatalities were reported in Radumlya and Barbybino, with one person dying in each location. He also said seven people were injured, while 47 houses, four apartments and three cars sustained damage. Russian officials also said the attack caused a warehouse fire, according to reports cited by Al Jazeera.¹

France 24 reported that Ukrainian drones killed two people and struck a major fuel depot in Moscow and the surrounding region. It described the operation as among the largest attacks of the war on Moscow and nearby areas. The reported casualty figures and damage assessments came from Russian authorities and were not independently confirmed in the dossier.²¹

Drone counts and fuel-site report

Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow’s mayor, said 650 drones had been heading towards the capital during the overnight assault and that most had been intercepted. Vorobyov said 185 drones over the wider Moscow region had been “destroyed or neutralised”. Separately, Russia said 290 drones targeted Moscow and neighbouring areas, a figure also reported without independent confirmation.¹

Yuri Podolyaka, a war blogger, said an oil storage tank at the Volodarskaya facility had been hit, but there was no official confirmation of that claim. According to the report, the site holds diesel, petrol and aviation fuel, serves as a key element of Transneft’s distribution network, connects to Moscow’s principal refinery and supplies three major airports.¹

Other reported attacks

In the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky, a Kremlin-appointed official, said a Ukrainian drone hit a minibus near a village close to the front line. He said the strike killed “three people, including the driver” and wounded three passengers.¹

On October 8, officials said Ukrainian drone strikes had killed two people in Russia’s Belgorod region. Al Jazeera correspondent Dmitry Medvenko said the operation marked the first major Ukrainian attack on Moscow after a quieter period dating back to September 20.³¹

Wider fighting

The reported attacks came as Russia and Ukraine increased strikes while diplomatic efforts had not ended the fighting, according to Al Jazeera. The outlet also reported that Russia had intensified attacks on Kyiv, including against bridges across the Dnipro River, while Ukraine had increasingly targeted Russian oil refineries, depots and export terminals.¹