Fresh Ukrainian Drone Attacks Impact Air and Rail Transport in Western Russia

Fresh Ukrainian Drone Attacks Impact Air and Rail Transport in Western Russia
Firefighters next to a burnt-out car following Russian drone and missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on July 12, 2025. YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images
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A wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on targets inside western Russia briefly impacted air travel in Moscow and paralyzed rail transport in the Rostov region.

In an overnight attack that lasted just less than eight hours, Russian air defenses “intercepted and eliminated” 74 Ukrainian drones, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.