At least 10 drones were flying at Moscow last night, but all of them were shot down by Russian air defences. This was reported by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Telegram, reports Komersant ukrainskyi
According to the Russian official, one of the largest attacks on Moscow during the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war was repelled.
“Two more drones flying towards Moscow have been shot down. The established echeloned defence of Moscow against enemy UAVs allowed us to successfully repel all attacks. The Defence Ministry’s air defence forces shot down 10 of them that night. This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow with drones in recent times. We continue to control the situation,”
– sobyanin wrote.
Meanwhile, Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels are publishing videos of drones being shot down in the Moscow region.
The Russian Ministry of Defence counted 11 drones shot down over Moscow that night, not 10, as Sobyanin said. Also, according to the Russian Defence Ministry, drones attacked Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga and Kursk regions. In total, 45 drones visited Russia last night, the Defence Ministry said.