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Malay Mail
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Ukrainian drone strikes force flight suspensions at Moscow's major airports
MOSCOW, May 22 — Air traffic around Moscow was disrupted on Thursday as the Russian capital came under attack, with the defence ministry saying 35 Ukrainian drones targeting the city had been downed overnight. 'Air defence systems destroyed and intercepted 105 Ukrainian drones,' of which 35 were heading towards Moscow, the ministry said in a statement. Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 'emergency services specialists are working at the site of the fallen debris', in a Telegram post. The attack came a day after 27 drones were launched towards the city, according to the mayor, and after Russia deployed a record number of drones against Ukraine at the weekend, Kyiv said Sunday. The two countries have deployed drones against one another on a near daily basis since Russia launched its military offensive on Ukraine more than three years ago, but Moscow has rarely been targeted. On Thursday, flights were halted at multiple Moscow airports, Russia's aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said. Planes were temporarily grounded at the city's main Sheremetyevo airport as well as at Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, Rosaviatsiya said on Telegram. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rebuffed calls by Kyiv and the West for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire. Russia now controls around a fifth of Ukraine, including the Crimean peninsula which it annexed in 2014. The fighting has killed tens of thousands, forced millions to flee their homes and destroyed cities and villages across the east and south of Ukraine. — AFP
Russia Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian drones destroyed outside Moscow
Two Ukrainian drones have been shot down by air defenses outside Moscow, the Russian capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, has said. Experts are currently working at the locations where the debris of the destroyed UAVs fell, Sobyanin wrote in a post on Telegram on Thursday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainian defence destroys 35 out of 108 Russian drones, 58 go off radar
The Russians attacked Ukraine with 108 Shahed UAVs and decoy drones of various types on the night of 19-20 May. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Details: As of 09:00, 93 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones had been confirmed downed in the country's east, north and centre. A total of 35 UAVs were downed by air defence and another 58 disappeared from radar (without causing adverse effects). Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Zhytomyr oblasts came under attack. Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces were involved in repelling the attack. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine's air defence shoots down 73 out of 112 Russian drones, 36 go off radar
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed attack drones and other types of decoy UAVs on the night of 15-16 May. Ukraine's air defence units have destroyed 73 attack drones. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Command on Telegram Details: As of 09:00, 73 attack UAVs – Shahed-type drones and others – have been confirmed downed over Ukraine's eastern, northern, southern and central oblasts. A total of 36 decoy drones disappeared from radar (without causing adverse effects). The air attack was repelled by Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems and mobile fire teams of the defence forces. Odesa, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv oblasts have sustained damage as a result of the Russian attack. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Al Arabiya
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Pakistan continuing ‘blatant escalation' on border: Indian army
The Indian army said on Saturday that Pakistan was continuing its 'blatant escalation' with drone strikes and using other munitions along India's western border, and its 'enemy designs' would be thwarted. Multiple 'enemy armed drones' spotted over the holy city of Amritsar in India's border state of Punjab were 'instantly engaged and destroyed' by Indian air defense units, the army said in a post on X. Pakistani officials had earlier said a military operation had been launched against India, and multiple bases in the country had been hit.
