Fire Point publishes videos of drone strikes targeting Moscow Oblast
Ukrainian defense technology company Fire Point published video footage capturing drone strikes targeting Moscow Oblast overnight on Aug. 18.
Fire Point, a Ukrainian defensive technology firm, shared video evidence of drone attacks on Moscow Oblast on August 18. The company observed heightened tensions in the region. Reports indicated explosions near the Moscow Oil Refinery, and warehouse targets in Obukhovo. The video showed a drone flying overhead. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Russian officials stated a significant drone assault targeted Moscow and Moscow Oblast overnight into August 18. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 620 UAVs aimed at Moscow Oblast between the preceding night and 5 a.m. on August 18, claiming 180 were shot down. Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov confirmed a drone hit a Wildberries warehouse, causing a fire.
He noted the worst impacts in Pavlovo-Posadsky district. According to Russian sources, drones struck Moscow and surrounding oblast overnight into August 16. Telegram channels reported explosions and active air defense fire in Domodedovo, Chekhov, Stupino district, and Podolsk. A vast Wildberries logistics complex, covering 200,000 square meters, reportedly burned after the strikes.
Fire Point verified that Ukrainian FP-1 strike UAVs successfully targeted the Wildberries logistics hub in Koledino, Moscow Oblast.
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