The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on 18 Sept. the repell of a massive drone attack, omitting any mention of an incident in Toropets, Tver Oblast, where a drone attack on a military facility reportedly caused a significant fire.
The Russian authorities allege 150+ Ukrainian drones targeted 16 Russian regions, including Moscow. Authorities reported strikes on energy facilities such as the Moscow Oil Refinery, the Kashirskaya thermal power plant, and the Konakovskaya thermal power plant in Tver Oblast.