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630 Drones Attack Moscow Region, 2 Injured, Mayor Says

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 630 drones attacked the Moscow region overnight from October 21 to October 22, with most destroyed at long range by air defense systems and 163 intercepted as they approached the city. The attack, which took place between 8:30 p.m. on October 21 and 4 a.m. on October 22, injured two people in the New Moscow area, who are receiving medical treatment. Emergency crews are working at sites where drone debris fell.

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The scale of the reported overnight barrage matters less as a single event than as a signal about the sustainability of long-range drone campaigns against the Russian capital region. The distinction between drones destroyed at long range and those intercepted near the city points to a layered defense absorbing volume rather than a breakthrough, though debris damage and injuries in New Moscow show that interception is not cost-free. Whether this tempo becomes routine, and whether air defense coverage holds as saturation grows, is the open question worth watching.

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