A drone attack on Moscow briefly shut the airport.
Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports around the Russian capital.
Russian forces have intercepted three Ukrainian drones over the city of Moscow, the country’s defence ministry said, condemning what it called an “attempted terrorist attack”.
The Russian defence ministry also claims to have downed 25 drones headed for Crimea overnight.
Russian forces have intercepted three Ukrainian drones over the city of Moscow, the country’s defence ministry said.
The drone assault on the Russian capital early on Sunday is reported to have injured a security guard, damaged two office blocks and briefly forced the closure of Vnukovo International Airport.
“The Kyiv regime’s attempted terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles on objects in the city of Moscow was thwarted,” the ministry said on Telegram.
Footage of the Ukrainian drone attack on the OKO II business complex in Moscow-City this morning. pic.twitter.com/Tkkvir0wAd
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It said one of the drones was shot down, while two, “suppressed by electronic warfare”, crashed into a building complex in Moscow’s business district.
Moscow also claims to have thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to attack Russia-annexed Crimea with 25 drones overnight.
“Sixteen Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defence fire,” the Russian defence ministry said, referring to unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Another nine Ukrainian drones were suppressed by means of electronic warfare and, without reaching the target, crashed into the Black Sea,” the ministry said, adding that there were no victims.
Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has been targeted by Kyiv since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Attacks have become more frequent in recent weeks.