MoscowMoscow, the Russian capital, has suffered in the last hours from the largest drone offensive since the beginning of the war with Ukrainewith at least 34 aircraft detected by anti-aircraft defenses and causing some fires in the region. In total, in the last few hours Russian forces have shot down more than 70 drones of Ukrainian origin in the regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Moscow itself.
“Last night, an attempt by the regime to Kiev to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the Defense Ministry said in a post on its Telegram channel.
Specifically, from the Government have notified that between 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. “the anti-aircraft systems have intercepted and destroyed 70 Ukrainian unmanned vehicles34 on the territory of the Moscow region, 14 on the territory of the Bryansk region, seven on the territories of the Oryol and Kaluga regions, six on the territory of the Kursk region and two on the territory of the Tula region,” the Defense Ministry added.
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyaninhas specified that some of the drones were shot down over the urban districts of Ramenskoye, where a 52-year-old woman was injuredas well as in Domodedovo and Kolomna. The woman has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit with burns on her face, neck and arms. There are also fires confirmed in two houses in Stanovoye.
Following this attack, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported from. restrictions on the operation of airports Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky airports to ensure flight safety. He has subsequently indicated that normality has been restored and confirmed that a total of 36 flights bound for Moscow airports have been diverted to other points.
The previous most numerous drone attack against Moscow was in September, when they were. about twenty drones were shot down in the capital area. One woman was killed and several other people were injured.
The drone attacks early this morning came after the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday reported the death of a woman in a Russian night attack on the port city of Odessawhere 13 other people were wounded, including two children.