27 days ago · Moscow
Moscow faces 'largest ever' attack as Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. GDELT Global News DOC API, CBS News, NPR News, ABC Australia, CBC World, France 24 English, and BBC News World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Moscow. The first report grouped here was at 20 Sept 2026, 05:04 UTC. 19 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Moscow faces 'largest ever' attack as Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The attack comes as Russia enters the third and final day of voting in its first wartime parliamentary election.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News World
Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, says Russia
- New development reported by France 24 English
Live: Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in mass drone barrage
- Picked up by France 24 English
Live: Russian election enters final day after Kyiv targets Moscow in massive drone attack
- New development reported by France 24 English
Live: Ukraine launches ‘largest ever’ drone attack on Moscow as Russia wraps up elections
- Picked up by France 24 English
Live: Russian election enters final day in shadow of war in Ukraine
- Picked up by BBC News World
Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, Russia says
- New development reported by CBC World
Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
- Picked up by CBC World
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Moscow faces 'largest ever' attack as Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones
- Picked up by NPR News
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
- New development reported by BBC News World
'Massive' drone attack on Moscow region sees Ukraine hit oil refinery
- New development reported by BBC News World
Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor says
- Picked up by CBS News
Ukraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds fired at Moscow
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Ukraine fires over 1 , 000 drones at Russia , including hundreds launched at Moscow
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Ukraine fires over 1 , 000 drones at Russia including largest attack on Moscow
- Picked up by France 24 English
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia in "largest ever" attack on Moscow
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Ukraine fires over 1 , 000 drones at Russia , including largest ever attack on Moscow
- Picked up by France 24 English
Russia's ruling party on track to win election after Ukraine's drone attacks on Moscow
- Picked up by France 24 English
Moscow: Ukraine launches huge drone attack as election wraps up
Same story, different outlets
7 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- GDELT Global News DOC APIUkraine fires over 1 , 000 drones at Russia , including hundreds launched at Moscow
- CBS NewsUkraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds fired at Moscow
- NPRUkraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
- ABCMoscow faces 'largest ever' attack as Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones
- CBCUkraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
- France 24 EnglishLive: Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in mass drone barrage