On the third day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Moscow came under what its mayor called the largest Ukrainian drone attack on the capital. Officials reported two deaths. - Meduza

news On the third day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Moscow came under what its mayor called the largest Ukrainian drone attack on the capital. Officials reported two deaths. September 20, 2026, 8:12 am Source: Meduza Smoke over the Moscow Oil Refinery. September 20, 2026, Moscow Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Russian air defenses repelled the heaviest drone attack Ukraine has ever launched on Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. Since yesterday, he said, “more than 1,600” drones have been “repelled across all defensive lines,” including 450 shot down as they approached Moscow. “This unprecedented attack was clearly planned to disrupt the elections. The enemy did not succeed,” Sobyanin said.