Military analyst Vasily Dandykin, a retired captain first rank, believes that the dozens of Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow and the Moscow region were likely launched from the Sumskaya and Chernigovskaya oblasts.

He suggested that the Ukrainian Armed Forces may have fired almost 40 UAVs at the Moscow region from these areas, noting that this route would be the shortest. According to him, this tactic is directly linked to the fact that, in his view, the situation for Ukrainian forces is deteriorating on all fronts, News.ru reports.

Dandykin also pointed out that the Kiev regime is currently under strong pressure from U.S. president Donald Trump, while Russian troops are advancing along key sectors of the front. In this context, he argued that Ukraine is trying to use whatever capabilities it still has left. He added that Ukrainian forces are attempting to probe for weak spots in Moscow’s air defense system, but, по его словам, these efforts have so far failed to bring results.

Earlier it was reported that during the night, Russian air defense systems shot down 287 Ukrainian drones over 12 regions of Russia, including 40 UAVs intercepted in the Moscow region.

The attack had a serious impact on air traffic around the capital. Airports of the Moscow air hub in total canceled, delayed or diverted 378 flights. At Sheremetyevo, 97 flights were delayed and 121 canceled. At Domodedovo, 43 flights were delayed and four canceled. At Vnukovo, there were delays for 78 flights and 20 cancellations. At Zhukovsky, 14 flights were delayed and one was canceled.