According to BulgarianMilitary: On the night of March 10 into March 11, 2025, Russia reported intercepting 337 Ukrainian drones across 10 of its regions, marking what appears to be the largest drone assault launched by Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.
According to report: Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the attack targeted multiple areas, with the heaviest concentrations of drones downed over the Kursk region, where 126 were intercepted, and the Moscow region, where 91 were neutralized.
The assault, which unfolded just hours before a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia to discuss potential peace talks, resulted in at least one fatality and multiple injuries, according to regional authorities.
Mayoral office in Russia have confirmed that over 70 drone were spotted and governor of the Moscow region reported that soo far one death has been reported.
According to BulgarianMilitary: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed that over 70 drones approached the capital, while Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the Moscow region, reported one death and nine injuries, alongside damage to residential buildings and vehicles.
The incident has drawn global attention as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, particularly through the use of unmanned aerial technology.
This latest strike follows a pattern of intensifying Ukrainian drone operations against Russian territory.
The previous record for a significant Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow occurred on September 10, 2024, when Ukraine deployed at least 144 drones targeting the Russian capital and surrounding areas, as reported by Reuters.
That assault killed one person, wrecked dozens of homes, and disrupted air traffic, forcing the diversion of around 50 flights.
Russian officials at the time described it as one of the largest drone incursions into their airspace, with 72 drones downed over the Moscow region alone.
Comparatively, the March 11, 2025, attack dwarfs its predecessor in scale, with more than double the number of drones reported by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
The earlier September strike had already signaled Ukraine’s growing capability and willingness to extend the war deeper into Russian territory, a trend that has only accelerated in the intervening months.
The Defense Ministry’s statement, carried by state news agencies RIA Novosti and Tass, detailed the downing of drones not only over Kursk and Moscow but also in areas like Lipetsk, where one person was injured on a highway.
In the Moscow region, Vorobyov noted that seven apartments in a residential building were damaged, and a parking lot fire destroyed several cars.
Sobyanin described damage to a building in Moscow itself as “insignificant,” with footage showing a charred spot on a multi-story residential structure.
According to BulgarianMilitary: the scale of the defense effort underscores the challenge posed by the sheer volume of drones, though Russian authorities have emphasized the effectiveness of their countermeasures, claiming all but a handful were neutralized before reaching their targets.
According to publication: Ukrainian side, there has been no immediate official comment confirming or denying involvement in the March 11 attack, consistent with Kyiv’s typical reticence following such operations.
While this reflects sentiment rather than verified policy, it aligns with Ukraine’s broader strategic shift toward retaliatory strikes deep inside Russia.
Ukrainian military sources have previously justified such actions as legitimate responses to Russian aggression, targeting energy, transport, and military infrastructure critical to Moscow’s war effort.
The New York Times reported on March 3, 2025, that drones have “changed the war in Ukraine,” with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models into deadly weapons deployed in swarms along the front lines.
Ukraine’s strikes on Moscow, including the September 2024 attack and now this latest assault, illustrate how drones extend the battlefield far beyond traditional lines of engagement.
Russia, meanwhile, has conducted near-nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, with a February 24, 2025, Reuters report noting Kyiv’s claim that Moscow launched nearly 1,150 attack drones in a single week.
This mutual reliance on drones reflects not only their tactical versatility but also their role in exhausting enemy defenses and targeting civilian and military infrastructure alike.
Russia, for its part, has boasted of producing 4,000 drones daily, with both nations projecting ambitions to scale up to three to four million units in 2025.
These figures, while difficult to independently verify, highlight the industrial commitment to drone warfare.
According to New York Post: Ukraine’s production has been bolstered by domestic innovation and international support, while Russia has relied heavily on Iranian-made Shahed drones, as noted in a March 7, 2025.
The Defense Ministry’s claim of downing 337 drones suggests a high success rate, though the reported damage in Moscow and elsewhere indicates that some penetrated defenses.
Experts note that drones like Ukraine’s FPV models or larger fixed-wing variants can fly at low altitudes, making them harder to detect by radar until they are close to their targets.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
