According to Russian Telegram news channels, eyewitnesses said some of the drones were shot down near Zelenograd, a satellite city 37 kilometers (23 miles) northwest of central Moscow. <\/p>\n
The Kyiv Independent could not verify these reports. <\/p>\n
The alleged attack comes after two nights of reported drone strikes on Moscow. A wave of drone attacks<\/a> hit Russia overnight on July 17, with strikes reported in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Belgorod, Voronezh, and other regions. <\/p>\n Drones again targeted Moscow<\/a> on July 18, with blasts heard near Zvenigorod, Istra, and Zelenograd, according to Sobyanin. <\/p>\n Kyiv rarely comments on reports of drone strikes in Russia, though Ukraine regularly launches attacks against military and industrial facilities on Russian territory. <\/p>\n The reported strikes on Moscow come after U.S. President Donald Trump offered the Kremlin 50 days to make a peace deal<\/a> or face “severe tariffs” from Washington. Before the announcement, Trump reportedly asked President Volodymyr Zelensky during a June phone call if Ukraine was capable of attacking Moscow. <\/a><\/p>\n Zelensky allegedly replied that such an attack would be possible if the U.S. supplied the necessary weapons.<\/p>\n After the Financial Times (FT) reported the comments, Trump told the press that Zelensky should not target Moscow and that the U.S. was not planning to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles. <\/p>\n