Russia says it repelled massive Ukrainian drone attack on 13 areas, including Moscow
Targets of the drone strikes – among the most widespread in recent months – are said to have included an oil refinery and an electronics plant
Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying over 120 drones targeting 13 regions, including Moscow, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday, making no mention of casualties or damage.
The ministry said six drones had been destroyed over the Moscow region and one over the capital itself, while other drones had targeted other regions, including those that border Ukraine and Kursk, where Ukrainian troops hold a chunk of land despite Russian efforts to eject them.
Twenty drones had also targeted the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, the ministry said, and channels on the Telegram messaging app posted unverified videos of what bloggers there described as large blazes in the city. They said an oil storage depot and a power station had been hit.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said on Friday it had also fought off a Russian drone attack and shot down 25 of 58 drones launched by Russia in an overnight assault.
Ukraine’s interior ministry said drone debris had killed two men and a woman in the central Kyiv region, and that another person had been injured.
