--- title: "Night drone attack on Moscow and the region: Sobyanin claims 30 UAVs destroyed, warehouses on fire in Sofyino" description: "On the night of September 20, a massive drone attack passed over Moscow and the region: Sobyanin claimed the destruction of 30 UAVs, warehouses are on fire in Sofyino, including facilities of the shoe chain “Kari”." date: 2026-09-20T01:56:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/night-drone-attack-on-moscow-and-region-sofyno-en tags: [drone-attack, moscow, russia, ukraine, sofino, air-defense] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Night drone attack on Moscow and the region: Sobyanin claims 30 UAVs destroyed, warehouses on fire in Sofyino ![EMERCOM firefighters extinguish a warehouse fire in Sofyino after the overnight drone attack on Moscow region](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/20/nochnaya-ataka-dronov-na-moskvu-i-oblast-sofino/nochnaya-ataka-dronov-na-moskvu-i-oblast-sofino-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - On the night of September 20, 2026, a massive drone attack was recorded over Moscow and the region, with a series of explosions. - Moscow mayor Sobyanin claimed that air defense destroyed 30 UAVs (15 + 15); there is no independent confirmation of these figures. - Warehouse facilities are on fire in the settlement of Sofyino, including facilities of the shoe chain “Kari” and, according to Fire Point, warehouses of “Modern Warehouse Technologies”. - The attack was a continuation of the series of strikes on September 18, including the “Rostov-Tsentrally” airfield and the “Slavneft-YANOS” refinery. On the night of September 20, 2026, a massive attack by unmanned aerial vehicles was recorded over Moscow and the Moscow region. Monitoring channels reported a series of explosions and the flight of drone groups along several directions, while in the suburbs — fires at warehouse facilities. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing the capital's mayor Sergey Sobyanin and monitoring Telegram channels, the strike hit rear directions with approaches to the capital. ### The Moscow mayor's version: 30 shot-down drones Sergey Sobyanin stated that at night an attack by 15 drones flying toward the capital was repelled, and that emergency service specialists are working at the crash sites of the debris. Soon after, the mayor added that the air defense forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to his claim, destroyed another 15 UAVs. Thus, according to the official Russian version, a total of about 30 aircraft were shot down, although independent confirmation of these figures in open sources is not provided at the time of publication. ### Fires in the Moscow suburbs: what was targeted According to the monitoring channel Exilenova+, drones entered the rear in groups, moving toward Moscow. In the settlement of Sofyino, warehouse facilities were likely attacked: local residents reported a fire at one of the warehouses, including at a facility of the shoe chain “Kari”. The Ukrainian company Fire Point stated that FP-1 strike drones destroyed a warehouse complex in the Moscow suburbs, and preliminary information suggests these are warehouses of the company “Modern Warehouse Technologies” (Sovremennye Skladskie Tekhnologii). ### Context: the series of strikes on September 18 The September 20 attack was a continuation of a series of strikes. Earlier, Moscow had declared “one of the largest” Ukrainian drone attacks in years on the night of September 18. On that same day, according to President Vladimir Zelensky, the SBU struck the “Rostov-Tsentrally” military airfield, hitting, as claimed, an An-12 aircraft, two An-26s, and three helicopters. In addition, due to a drone attack that damaged a primary oil processing unit, one of Russia's largest refineries — “Slavneft-YANOS” in Yaroslavl — halted operations. ### Contradictory data There are discrepancies in details between the primary text and a number of sources. The basis of the report speaks of a fire at warehouses in Sofyino and facilities of “Modern Warehouse Technologies”, while the headlines of Censor.net and Nokta.md sources point to a fire at the Moscow Refinery and the use of “Flamingo” missiles. The version about hitting the refinery and the use of missile systems is not confirmed by quotes from the mayor or the SBU in the provided text, so both versions are presented as alternative: one relies on reports of warehouses in Sofyino, the other on the headline formulations of certain publications. The number of UAVs shot down is also cited only with reference to Sobyanin's words and is not verified by independent data. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Explosions heard near Moscow due to drone attack: warehouses likely under fire (video)](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/pid-moskvoyu-lunayut-vibuhi-cherez-ataku-1789869191.html) - Подтверждает взрывы под Москвой и вероятный удар по складам, ссылается на Собянина и мониторинговые каналы. - [Drones attacked Moscow and the region: Moscow Refinery and warehouses in Sofyino on fire. VIDEO](https://censor.net/ru/news/4024322/drony-atakovali-moskovskiyi-npz-i-sklady-v-sofino) - Подтверждает атаку и пожар в Софьино; дополнительно указывает на Московский НПЗ, что не совпадает с основой (только склады). - [Drones reached Moscow and the region: large-scale fires raging, there are hits](https://glavred.info/war/drony-doleteli-do-moskvy-i-oblasti-bushuyut-masshtabnye-pozhary-est-popadaniya-10797965.html) - Подтверждает масштабные пожары и попадания в Москве и области. - [Largest attack on Moscow: Ukraine struck a refinery and used “Flamingo” missiles](https://nokta.md/krupnejshaya-ataka-na-moskvu-ukraina-udarila-po-npz-i-primenila-rakety-flamingo/) - Упоминает удар по НПЗ и ракеты «Фламинго»; эти детали отсутствуют в первичном тексте основы, поэтому вынесены в блок противоречий. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How many drones, according to the Moscow mayor's statement, were shot down on the night of September 20? **A:** Sergey Sobyanin stated that an attack by 15 UAVs was repelled, and then that air defense destroyed another 15, for a total of about 30. There is no independent confirmation of these figures in open sources at the time of publication. ### Q: What happened in the settlement of Sofyino? **A:** Warehouse facilities were likely attacked there: locals reported a fire at a warehouse, including a facility of the shoe chain “Kari”. The company Fire Point stated that a warehouse complex was destroyed, presumably belonging to “Modern Warehouse Technologies”. ### Q: Did the Moscow Refinery burn on the night of September 20? **A:** The provided basis only speaks of warehouses in Sofyino. A reference to the Moscow Refinery appears in the headlines of certain sources (Censor.net, Nokta.md), but is not confirmed by quotes in the primary text, so this version is presented as alternative in the contradictions block. ### Q: What happened on September 18 in the context of the attacks? **A:** On the night of September 18, according to statements, there was one of the largest drone attacks; the SBU struck the “Rostov-Tsentrally” airfield (An-12, two An-26s, three helicopters), and in Yaroslavl the “Slavneft-YANOS” refinery halted processing due to the attack.