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Drone attack against Moscow on Thursday was one of the largest since year start

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What to know about Drone attack against Moscow on Thursday was one of the largest since year start

TASS reports that Moscow experienced one of its largest drone attacks of the year over the past day. According to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, Russian air defenses thwarted 61 drones on Thursday and destroyed eight more on May 8.

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What happened

The Ukrainian drone attack against Moscow over the past day became one of the largest since the year start, according to TASS estimates made on the basis of information released by Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

Why it matters

According to the mayor, attacks of 61 drones were thwarted on Thursday by Russian air defenses.

Common ground

Three and then five more drones were destroyed on May 8, Sobyanin said.

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TASS reports that Moscow experienced one of its largest drone attacks of the year over the past day. According to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, Russian air defenses thwarted 61 drones on Thursday and destroyed eight more on May 8.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “attacks of 61 drones were thwarted on Thursday by Russian air defenses”
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The specific figure of 61 drones being thwarted by Russian air defenses on Thursday is explicitly reported in multiple search results, attributing the information to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin via TASS.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian drone attack against Moscow over the past day became one of the largest since the year start, according to TASS estimates made on the basis of information released by Mayor Sergey Sobyan…
https://tass.com/politics/2128183
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian drone attack against Moscow over the past day became one of the largest since the year start, according to released by Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. Attacks of 61 drones were thwarted on Thursd…
https://t.me/tassagency_en/82373
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web search NEUTRAL — Drone attack against Moscow on Thursday was one of the largest since year start tass.com. Лайк.
https://vk.com/wall-225169185_37540
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Claim 2: “Three and then five more drones were destroyed on May 8”
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There is a contradiction in the evidence regarding the number of drones destroyed on May 8. While one source (Izvestia) mentions eight drones destroyed over Moscow on May 7, other sources discuss a much larger attack (61 drones) occurring around the same period. The claim of 'three and then five more' (totaling 8) is not consistently supported across the evidence provided for the May 8 event, which is instead characterized as one of the largest of the year.
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web search NEUTRAL — The air defense forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense destroyed eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) heading towards the capital. This was announced on May 7 by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.The n…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2092874
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web search NEUTRAL — Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026. Russian missile attacks have killed at least eight people in Ukraine following a rare overnight drone strike on Moscow.Two other drones targeted Moscow overnight but…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/five-people-killed-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moscow came under a drone attack early Tuesday, according to Russian officials, the first strike to hit civilian areas in the capital and another sign that the war in Ukraine is increasingly touching …
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/world/europe/moscow-drone…
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Claim 3: “The Ukrainian drone attack against Moscow over the past day became one of the largest since the year start”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a drone attack against Moscow (specifically mentioning May 8) was one of the largest since the start of the year, with reports from TASS and other sources describing it as a major aerial attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — A large explosion lights up the night sky above Moscow Oblast, following a reported Ukrainian drone strike on May 8, 2025. (Ukraine's Security Service) The strikes, according to the SBU, triggered hei…
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drone-strikes-hit-two-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's largest-ever drone attack against Russia triggered hours of travel chaos late Tuesday and early Wednesday, with repeated airport closures in Moscow and its surrounding regions.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/07/largest-ever-ukrai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Incoming drones were destroyed in over 20 Russian regions, including Moscow, according to the Defense Ministry, in Ukraine's second-biggest aerial attack since Russia's all-out invasion more than four…
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-m…
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