“No casualties” by debris
Russia: Ukrainian drones repelled off Moscow
9/5/2023 7:26 am
According to Russian reports, Ukraine is again attacking Moscow with drones. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reports that the air defense repelled three attacks in front of the capital. It is unclear whether they really set a course for the center.
According to local authorities, Russian air defense systems shot down three drones in the west of the country in the morning. The air defenses “destroyed drones that were trying to attack Moscow,” the capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, told Telegram. According to initial information, there were “no victims”.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram that a drone had flown over the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow. A second drone was intercepted northwest of the capital over the Istrinsky district. A third drone was shot down northwest of Moscow in the Tver region. The ministry did not provide any information as to whether the drones were heading for Moscow. According to Sobyanin, falling debris caused damage in the Istrinsky district. These would be eliminated by civil protection, he explained.
According to the Russian authorities, the Moscow region and the annexed peninsula of Crimea have repeatedly been the target of Ukrainian drone attacks in recent weeks. Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in early June.
On Monday night, Russia claims to have destroyed Ukrainian drones in the air over the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula and over the territory of the Kursk region. Crimea was last attacked on Saturday. Russia destroyed three Ukrainian ship drones trying to attack the bridge connecting the peninsula and mainland Russia. The Kursk border region was attacked on Friday.