Pskov: The attacks on Moscow during the Russia-Africa summit "underline" that the war "must continue" According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pskov, a drone attack while a "world event" is taking place in Moscow is "very strange". In an interview Lusti said that this "reemphasizes again" that the war "must continue so that we are insured against such threats." In the morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported about 1,214 drones that were shot down over areas in Russia. The agency writes that in terms of the reported number of downed drones, this attack was the largest since the beginning of the war. Sergei Sobyanin reported that 613 UAVs flew "towards the Moscow region". Media reports in the country called it "one of the biggest attacks" since early 2026.