More Ukrainian drones target Moscow in renewed raid
Russia’s air defenses destroyed more than a dozen incoming Ukrainian drones approaching the capital overnight, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has said. The country’s Defense Ministry reported over 150 interceptions across multiple regions.
The intercepts occurred in the Bryansk, Oryol, Kaluga, Rostov, Tula, Kursk, Smolensk, Voronezh, and Moscow regions, with at least 158 hostile targets downed since 6:15pm Friday, the ministry said at arround 7:00am Saturday.
At least 13 of those drones were intercepted en route to Moscow, according to Sobyanin. There were no reports of casualties or damage, with emergency crews responding to the crash sites, according to the official.
Ukraine has been conducting UAV raids deep into Russian territory for months, often striking residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. The Russian government has decried the strikes as “terrorist attacks” which deliberately target civilians.
Kiev has intensified attempted drone attacks on Moscow over the past week, according to Sobyanin, who has been reporting similar nightly raids since Wednesday.
Last month, Sobyanin told reporters that the city’s air defense system operates at the “highest level,” intercepting 99.9% of targets. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov earlier emphasized that Russia employs layered air defense systems to minimize the threat posed by drone attacks.
