The Russian army has shot down 45 drones, including 11 in the capital. The mayor of the city described the attack as “one of the largest ever carried out.” Ukraine, meanwhile, claims to have shot down around 50 Russian drones on its territory.
Ukraine launched drone attack in Moscow largest since the conflict began in February 2022. Since August 6, Russia faces Ukrainian offensive in its border region of Kursk.
According to the Ministry of Defense Russian “eleven drones were destroyed” over the territory of Moscow and its region. Following the offensive, Sergei Sobyanin, The mayor of the city, spoke through Telegram and said that it represents “one of the largest attacks ever carried out” against the city using explosive drones.
Strong Ukrainian offensive in Russia
Moscow, which is located more than 500 km from the Ukrainian border, has already been the target of some sporadic drone attacks. Even in 2023, Some devices and two ships were destroyed.
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Following the latest attack, the Russian Defense Ministry detailed in a statement that 45 Ukrainian drones were destroyed by Russian air defense systems over the Moscow (11), Bryansk (23), Belgorod (6), Kaluga (3) and Kursk (2) regions.
Furthermore, according to the regional governor, Vasily Golubeva missile was shot down at around 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the west of the region Rostovbordering Ukraine.
Ukraine claims to have neutralized fifty Russian drones
For its part, Mikola Oleschukcommander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said that anti-aircraft defenses They shot down 50 explosive drones and a missile launched by Russia against their territory.
In addition, the head of the kyiv military administration, Sergey Popkospecified on Telegram that 10 of those drones had been intercepted while “they were heading towards the capital” Ukrainian authorities said: “The airstrike lasted all night and into the morning, i.e. more than 9 hours in total.”
Source: Ambito
