Ukrainian forces struck a space communications center in Dubna, a town outside Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the facility as being used for reconnaissance and coordination of Russian military operations. The attack was part of a plan of 'long-range sanctions,' Zelensky said, adding that Ukrainian forces had hit four such centers, including one in the Vladimir region.
Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said 60 drones were shot down overnight. In Dubna, an administrative building was damaged; no casualties were reported, according to Vorobyov.
In Yegoryevsk, a drone crashed into a private home on Khlebnikova Street. Rescue workers pulled two adults and two children from the rubble. A six-month-old infant died on the way to the hospital; the other injured were hospitalized.
OSINT analyst Kirill Mikhailov suggested the drone's crash into the residential building may have been caused by a navigation error due to Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems. He noted the drone's trajectory resembled that of one of the 'Lyutyi' drones that had previously attacked the Moscow Oil Refinery. A representative of Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) cited possible technical failure, GPS spoofing, or an error in entering coordinates as causes. CIT ruled out the possibility of a deliberate strike on the residential building. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ published a video of the drone crash, captioning it with the words 'EW work.'
Another drone crashed into a private home in the village of Fateyevo in the Pavlovsky Posad district, with no casualties, Vorobyov said. Debris was also found in the Ramenskoye municipal district and Kolomna.
Data from NASA's FIRMS satellite fire monitoring system, analyzed by The Insider, showed no thermal anomalies on the territory of the Dubna center after the attack. However, this does not rule out damage, as the system only records pronounced heat signatures.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 419 drones over Russian regions and annexed Crimea.