Moscow's mayor reports another drone attack on the capital, with five aircraft shot down on approach. No casualties or damage have been reported so far, and Kiev has not commented. Five Drones Downed On Approach To Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Defense Ministry air defenses shot down five drones flying toward the capital. Emergency services are working where the debris fell. He gave no details on casualties, damage or the location of the wreckage. The claim has not been independently verified, and Ukraine rarely comments on individual strikes inside Russia. Sources: RVvoenkor · Sobyanin on Max Part Of A Steady Series The report follows several similar ones this week. On September 17 the mayor announced two drones downed, then further waves through the evening, with Russian outlets citing 23 for the day. Ten were reported on September 4. The largest wave came in mid-August, when Sobyanin spoke of around 600 drones launched toward the Moscow region in one night. By mid-June, his tally for the year had already passed his full-year figure for 2025. Sources: TASS · ABC News · Wales Union News Two Readings Of The Campaign Russian officials describe the flights as attacks on a civilian capital that air defenses largely repel far from the city. Zelensky has called Ukrainian long-range strikes a tool to compel Russia to end the war, and Ukrainian outlets say the aim is to disrupt airports, strain air defenses and hit energy and logistics sites. Past waves have led to temporary closures at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky. Sources: TASS · ABC News · Kyiv Independent Compiled from various sources from the full geopolitical scale. Draw your own conclusions.