Russia downs 180 drones in Moscow region overnight, mayor says

Aug 18 (Reuters) - ‌Russia downed ​180 ​drones in the Moscow region overnight, the capital's mayor, ‌Sergei Sobyanin, said on the Telegram messaging ⁠app early on Tuesday, in one ‌of the biggest Ukrainian ‌air attacks on the Russian capital.

Drones hit a warehouse of Russian ​e-commerce company Wildberries and other facilities near Moscow, regional governor ⁠Andrei Vorobyov said separately, adding that at least ​three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in the ​region.

Wildberries, a frequent target ‌of Kyiv's attacks following Russia's full-scale invasion of ⁠Ukraine in 2022, said in a statement that the warehouse experienced minor ⁠damage after drone debris hit one of ​its walls.

Overall, 620 drones were heading for the region surrounding the Russian capital between ‌Monday evening and 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), according to Sobyanin, ‌and Moscow was temporarily restricting ⁠flights at its ‌airports.

(Reporting by ​Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Stephen ‌Coates)

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