Russia’s defence ministry introduced Tuesday that air defences shot down 337 Ukrainian drones in a single day throughout 10 areas, marking the biggest drone attack on Russian territory in three years, in keeping with Associated Press.
The Kursk area, bordering Ukraine, noticed the best variety of drones—126—whereas 91 have been intercepted over the Moscow area. Other affected areas included Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, and Ryazan.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed that 73 drones have been concentrating on the Russian capital, with no less than 11 shot down in the Ramensky and Domodedovo districts.
One individual was killed and three injured in the Moscow area, the place residential buildings and automobiles have been broken.
With over 21 million residents, Moscow and its surrounding area rank amongst Europe’s largest metropolitan areas, alongside Istanbul.
“Today at 4am a massive drone attack began on Moscow and the Moscow region,” Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov stated in a publish on the Telegram messaging app. “At the moment, one person is known to have died and three were injured.”
The attack disrupted flights at main Moscow airports, together with Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky, in addition to practice companies at Domodedovo station.
Authorities additionally reported drone interceptions in areas adjoining to Moscow, with an damage reported in Lipetsk.
The strikes coincided with Ukrainian delegation’s deliberate assembly with prime US diplomat in Saudi Arabia to debate efforts to finish battle. Kyiv has not but commented on the drone attack.