Ukrainian drone raid on Moscow repelled – mayor
Air defenses around Russia's capital, Moscow, have destroyed or intercepted 32 Ukrainian drones targeting the megapolis, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has reported.
In a series of Telegram posts beginning around 8pm on Monday, Sobyanin described several waves of attacks that allegedly stretched into the early hours of Tuesday. He did not provide details on injuries, damage details, or the exact crash sites, saying only that emergency services were working where debris had fallen.
However, the Telegram channel Mash reported that drone wreckage landed in Solntsevo, a residential district in western Moscow, and in Reutov, a town just east of the capital, where drone fragments reportedly damaged parked cars.
Temporary restrictions on takeoffs and landings at Sheremetyevo Airport were also introduced amid the drone attacks, although the measures were later lifted.
On Tuesday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said that from midnight to 7am on Tuesday, a total of 69 Ukrainian drones had been neutralized over the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Moscow, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, and Saratov, as well as Crimea.
Ukraine has routinely launched drone attacks deep into Russia, often targeting residential buildings and critical infrastructure, with Moscow denouncing the raids as “terrorism.”
