Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Kursk, Russian Officials Confirm

Kyiv says Ukrainian forces are still active in Kursk despite Russian claims to the contrary.

A multi-story residential building damaged by a recent Ukrainian drone attack, according to local authorities, in Vidnoye, Moscow Region, on March 11, 2025. Stringer/Reuters

Airports in Moscow briefly halted operations after a swarm of Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian capital in the early hours of May 6, according to Russian officials.

In a social media post, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 19 drones, which had converged on the capital from different directions, had been downed by Russian air defenses.