Military Logistics Hub Near Moscow Hit in Massive 347-Drone Blitz on Russia

The reported strike comes as Moscow tightens security ahead of the Victory Day celebrations, with authorities planning internet shutdowns, airport closures, and restrictions across the capital. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied A "No Drone Zone" sign sits just off the Kremlin in central Moscow as it prohibits unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) flying over the area, on May 3, 2023. - Moscow's mayor on May 3, 2023 announced a ban on unauthorised drone flights over the Russian capital, just as the Kremlin said it had shot down two Ukrainian drones targeting President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Ukrainian drones launched a massive overnight attack across Russia, reportedly striking a key military logistics facility near Moscow just days before the Kremlin’s May 9 Victory Day parade. Russian monitoring channels and Ukrainian OSINT sources said drones targeted the Nara production and logistics complex in Naro-Fominsk, southwest of Moscow. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The sprawling Defense Ministry facility, covering up to 200 hectares, is used to store and distribute military cargo for Russia’s armed forces. The reported strike comes as Moscow tightens security ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s flagship Victory Day celebrations, with authorities planning internet shutdowns, airport closures, and restrictions across the capital. Explosions and air defense activity were reported overnight in multiple Russian regions, including around Moscow, Bryansk, Tver, Rostov, Samara, and Tula. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 11 drones were shot down on approach to the capital, adding that emergency crews were working at debris impact sites. He did not mention the reported strike on the military logistics complex. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed air defenses intercepted and destroyed 347 Ukrainian drones overnight across 20 Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and over the Black, Azov, and Caspian seas. In the Bryansk region, drones hit two apartment buildings, damaging more than 20 apartments. Regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said 13 people, including a child, were injured. Other Topics of Interest Zelensky Says Moscow’s Main Parade Now ‘Depends on Us’ Zelensky said Russia ignored Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal and continued attacks across multiple regions, warning Kyiv would respond “mirror-like.” In the Tver region city of Rzhev, drones damaged three residential buildings, forcing the evacuation of 350 residents, including 60 children, according to local authorities. The scale of the attack also disrupted Russian civil aviation. Rosaviatsia temporarily restricted operations at dozens of airports, including Moscow’s Vnukovo airport and hubs in Sochi, Kazan, Samara, Krasnodar, and Nizhny Novgorod. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.