One of the biggest drone strikes in Moscow was in Ukraine
Ukraine has carried out a series of drone attacks on Russian refineries and airfields, but attacks in the Moscow region have been rare.
Ukraine has attempted to carry out at least 11 drone attacks on the Russian capital Moscow, in what Russian officials described as one of the largest drone attacks ever.
During Wednesday's attack, Russian air defenses shot down Ukrainian drones.
Since the Ukraine war began in February 2022, fighting has been largely confined to the vast fields, forests and villages of eastern Ukraine, but fighting has spread to new frontiers since Russia sent hundreds of thousands of troops across the Ukrainian border into the western Kursk region on August 6.
For several months, Ukraine has been carrying out drone attacks on Russian refineries and airfields one after the other. The world's second largest oil exporting country is also suffering a lot of damage in these attacks. But drone strikes have become rare in the Moscow region of 21 million people.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses destroyed 45 enemy drones over Russian territory. Of these, 11 were in the airspace of the Moscow region, 23 in the border region of Bryansk, six in the Belgorod region, three in the Kaluga region, and two in the Kusk region.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said several drones flying over the Moscow region were destroyed in the skies over the city of Padolsk.
One of the biggest drone strikes in Moscow was in Ukraine
Ukraine has carried out a series of drone attacks on Russian refineries and airfields, but attacks in the Moscow region have been rare.
Ukraine has attempted to carry out at least 11 drone attacks on the Russian capital Moscow, in what Russian officials described as one of the largest drone attacks ever.
During Wednesday's attack, Russian air defenses shot down Ukrainian drones.
Since the Ukraine war began in February 2022, fighting has been largely confined to the vast fields, forests and villages of eastern Ukraine, but fighting has spread to new frontiers since Russia sent hundreds of thousands of troops across the Ukrainian border into the western Kursk region on August 6.
For several months, Ukraine has been carrying out drone attacks on Russian refineries and airfields one after the other. The world's second largest oil exporting country is also suffering a lot of damage in these attacks. But drone strikes have become rare in the Moscow region of 21 million people.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses destroyed 45 enemy drones over Russian territory. Of these, 11 were in the airspace of the Moscow region, 23 in the border region of Bryansk, six in the Belgorod region, three in the Kaluga region, and two in the Kusk region.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said several drones flying over the Moscow region were destroyed in the skies over the city of Padolsk.