Ukrainian Drones Shot Down in Moscow Region

MOSCOW- Several drones were shot down near Moscow, a spokesman for Russian emergencies services told Sputnik.

“One drone was shot down near Kubinka,” the spokesman said.

Earlier on Tuesday, two drones were shot down in the Russian capital near the village of Valuyevo, with no casualties or damage reported.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has described this incident as yet another Ukrainian drone attack against the Russian capital. According to him, the attack was successfully repelled as all enemy UAVs were eliminated by Russian air defense units.

“Today, another attempt was made by Ukrainian drones to attack New Moscow [a Moscow district] and the Moscow Region. At the moment, the attacks have been repelled by air defense forces, all detected UAVs have been eliminated,” Sobyanin wrote on Telegram.

The mayor also said that all flight restrictions previously imposed in Vnukovo Airport have been lifted as of 08:00 a.m. (local time).

Earlier, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency announced that restrictions on arrivals and departures at Vnukovo Airport have been extended until 8 a.m. (5 a.m. GMT), other airports in Moscow and the Moscow Region are operating as usual.

Source: Sputnik

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