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Straits Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Russian air defences intercept Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, mayor says
Find out what's new on ST website and app. Russian air defences intercepted drones heading for Moscow in a series of attacks, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Sobyanin, writing on Telegram, made no mention of casualties or damage in his accounts of air defence activity, but said 13 drones had been downed or destroyed after midnight. He said specialists were examining fragments where they had landed. A tally of his posts showed 10 more drones were intercepted or destroyed in the previous 11 hours. Russia's Defence Ministry, in a separate post, said its air defence units had downed 87 Ukrainian drones in different areas across central, western and southern Russia in a period of nearly five hours. Forty-eight of the drones were downed in Bryansk region, on the Ukrainian border. The acting governor of Rostov region, on Ukraine's eastern border, said Ukrainian drones had triggered fires or knocked down power lines in a number of districts. Ukraine has for some time launched drones against long-distance Russian targets, many associated with energy. In one attack last month, dubbed "Operation Spiders Web," Russian long-range military aircraft were targeted at several air bases. Russia's military has in recent weeks intensified its attacks by swarms of drones and missiles against Ukrainian cities. REUTERS
Saba Yemen
6 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Two Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow shot down
Moscow - Saba: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the destruction of two Ukrainian drones heading towards the Russian capital, Moscow. Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel on Friday: "The Ministry of Defense's air defense forces destroyed two drones heading towards Moscow." He added: "Emergency services specialists are working at the crash site." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
AsiaOne
6 days ago
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Russian air defences destroy Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow, mayor says, World News
Russian air defences destroyed two Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow late on Thursday (July 17), Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, made no mention of casualties or damage, but said specialists were examining the area where drone fragments fell to the ground. Sobyanin said on Wednesday that three drones had been intercepted. The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly ordered the suspension of operations at two airports near the capital, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, but operations were later resumed. Operations were halted well after midnight at a third Moscow airport, Vnukovo. Russia's Defence Ministry said air defence units had destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones over a period extending four hours in the evening, including the single drone over the Moscow region. Most of the others were downed in areas near Ukraine, including 31 over Bryansk region and 10 over Crimea, a region annexed by Russia since 2014. [[nid:720322]]
The Star
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Russian air defences destroy Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow, mayor says
(Reuters) -Russian air defences destroyed two Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow late on Thursday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, made no mention of casualties or damage, but said specialists were examining the area where drone fragments fell to the ground. Sobyanin said on Wednesday that three drones had been intercepted. The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly ordered the suspension of operations at two airports near the capital, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, but operations were later resumed. Operations were halted well after midnight at a third Moscow airport, Vnukovo. Russia's Defence Ministry said air defence units had destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones over a period extending four hours in the evening, including the single drone over the Moscow region. Most of the others were downed in areas near Ukraine, including 31 over Bryansk region and 10 over Crimea, a region annexed by Russia since 2014. (Reporting by Ronald Popeski; Editing by Sandra Maler and Matthew Lewis)
Straits Times
7 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Russian air defences destroy Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow, mayor says
Find out what's new on ST website and app. Russian air defences destroyed two Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow late on Thursday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, made no mention of casualties or damage, but said specialists were examining the area where drone fragments fell to the ground. Sobyanin said on Wednesday that three drones had been intercepted. The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly ordered the suspension of operations at two airports near the capital, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, but operations were later resumed. Operations were halted well after midnight at a third Moscow airport, Vnukovo. Russia's Defence Ministry said air defence units had destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones over a period extending four hours in the evening, including the single drone over the Moscow region. Most of the others were downed in areas near Ukraine, including 31 over Bryansk region and 10 over Crimea, a region annexed by Russia since 2014. REUTERS
