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OCTOBER 2026

Russia Says Nearly 2,000 Drones Downed In 24 Hours, Vows To Intensify Strikes On Kyiv Military Targets

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Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Russia on September 20 as voting ended in the State Duma elections. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it downed 1,951 Ukrainian drones and eight cruise missiles over Russian regions in 24 hours, and vowed to intensify strikes on military targets in Kyiv. That same day, Russian forces used drones to strike Ukrainian logistics centers, warehouses, ports, and vessels supporting Ukraine’s military.

In the Kyiv region, a Fire Point warehouse was destroyed in Boyarka, about 11 kilometers southwest of Kyiv. It stored components and launch boosters for long-range drones. In Kyiv, the Radionix plant was hit. It produces guidance systems for the Flamingo, Neptune, FP-7, and FP-9 missiles. A Beeline data center used to transmit intelligence was also hit, along with Rise Company and Eko-Market warehouses.


In the Odesa region, a cargo ship that had delivered military supplies was hit at the port of Odesa. A Nova Poshta logistics center about 1.5 kilometers north of the city was also hit. It was used to distribute military supplies. A tanker used to deliver cargo for Ukraine’s military was destroyed. At the port of Chornomorsk, another cargo ship carrying military equipment was hit, and an ammunition depot was destroyed in Petrivka, about 38 kilometers north of Odesa.


In the Vinnytsia region, a railway facility was struck. Widespread train delays are reported across Ukraine, with some routes between the west and east delayed by more than nine hours.

On the night of September 20, Ukraine launched a large-scale attack on Russia. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the goal was to disrupt voting in the State Duma elections. Russia’s military reported downing Ukrainian attack drones and long-range cruise missiles over Russian regions. Another cruise missile veered off course and fell in an unpopulated area. All Flamingo missiles were destroyed as they approached civilian targets in the Moscow region.

450 drones were shot down as they approached Moscow. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin called it the largest attack on the city to date. At least three targets were hit: the CHP-22 thermal power plant in Dzerzhinsky, the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya, and a logistics hub in Sofyino, where warehouses burned all night.

Ukrainian drones deliberately targeted civilian areas, leaving civilians dead and wounded. Governor Andrey Vorobyov said at least two people were killed and at least six were wounded. A 44-year-old woman in Sofrino was killed when a drone hit her home. Five people were wounded in the same attack, including two minors. In Ramenskoye, the roof of a 21-story apartment building caught fire. 400 people were evacuated, including 70 children, and 20 vehicles were damaged. In Kotelniki, drones hit three apartment buildings, and fires damaged apartments on three floors. Another drone hit a building near Orekhovy Boulevard.


Zelensky confirmed the strikes, saying that FP-1, RZ-100, MICH-2000, Palyanytsia, Vendetta, Lyuty, Bars, and Sichen drones were used, as well as Flamingo and Pelican missiles.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the attempted mass attack on Moscow failed. It also said that, in response to strikes on civilian areas, Russian forces will intensify strikes against military targets in Kyiv.


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shlomo shekelstein

in usa gay bars we intensify attacks on many americunt anuz pumping them w hiv jizz

the narrative

no one can predict the type, size, location and intensity of predictable russian responses. i think is coming. the russian economic and military planners have a hard job. but, always find a way.

inpeacetiktoknow

russ do not seem to have the capability to sustain long and continuous attack like ukr does on russ.

The Iceman Cometh

ukraine’s been cruisin’ for bruisin’s ever since banderite fascists took over the government in 2014 with the direct support of neozioconnivers’, their hypercorrupt 5th column insiders and their europeon patsy sidekicks’ help.

Last edited 20 days ago by The Iceman Cometh
Russian Orc Pride and Power

the gaza model is the only appropriate model for ukraine. ukrainians are no different to hamas, and russia needs to take care of these terrorists like the israelis do those terrorists…hehehehe

stay human folks

i disagree. what israel’s government does to gaza – killing hundreds of thousands of innocents, including children – is terrorism and genocide. the attack on israel that serves israel’s government so conveniently as a pretext for their planned genocide was mihop (‘make it happen on purpose’). there is lots of proof that hamas was founded and directed by mossad. the frontier security was deliberately disabled by israels government on that day.

Антон

“mihop (‘make it happen on purpose’)” or simply a provocation. first evidences found few days after the strike in october 2024. zionists knew about preparing plans, agents of more than one secret police/intel service sent various data from gaza before the attack. “islamic jihad” group (3rd by the numbers, just few thousand militants, compare with ~40 thousands of hamas) was named as the first attacker. they could be like “al-qaeda” or daesh — provokers for invasion.

stay human folks

russia should definitely not behave that way, and thanks to the good judgement and human character of the russian people and their government they focus on military targets and protect civilians (and also their soldiers) as good as possible. protecting life is much more valuable than ‘pride and power’ or blind senseless revenge.

stay human folks

this ‘heheheh’ was invented by a dumb mossad troll to offend sane people, and is badly out of place in this forum. there is nothing funny about people dsuffering and dying in war. only the sickest of sociopathic warmongers would be that sadistic. do not let them corrupt your heart, soul, and mind. before you type: research, think, and imagine the bombs went after yourself and your own children.

The Iceman Cometh

stop kowtowing to the globalist scourge.

Taurus99

rusia en su callejon sin salida, como estamos acostumbrados.

Jewish Master Of Goyim!

moscow is burning…heheheh

Drones_Up_Moscow_Ass!

you can’t stop us…heheheh

Benedetto

la russia è un’idea se socialista visto come avete votato che rispetto siete senza idee quindi attaccatevi al tram. cordialmente.

shlomo shekelstein

joo peniz 3 cm pencil only adequate for 7 yr old americunt hillbilly boy anuz

The Iceman Cometh

russia downs 2000 drones out of 2002. ukraine downs 2.

wonder how it’ll all end.

Peter Jennings

the nato puppet junta are now so desperate that they need every drone to make its mark. this conflict will soon be over. support is dwindling. everything thrown at the russian admin has bounced back and hit nato in the face. many are now thinking that attacking russia was a bad idea, piled on top of other bad ideas. the pile keeps growing.

inpeacetiktoknow

no mention that the drones also took out oil industry in russ so slowly but steady for ukr to let russ feel the pain,

Антон

major parliamentary elections + governor elections in some regions was the goal of intensified strikes. + attack on electronic voting system to disrupt its work, erase all the data and delete the choice of tens millions voters. that’s how epsteinites fighting for democracy. if they archived success, they could say that below 50% voted, so elections illegal. though they called it pseudo-elections few days earlier. if “pseudo”, why worry and spent a lot of resources to brake it? what a…!

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