Two unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed en route to Moscow in the early hours of Sunday, while at least half a dozen attempted to strike various targets in the Crimean Peninsula, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The air defense repelled a drone attack on Moscow over the Istra district …
Read More »Ukrainian drone targets Russian ‘atomic city’ – governor
An unmanned aircraft has targeted the Russian city of Kurchatov, an industrial hub near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, the governor of Kursk Region said on Friday morning. The attack resulted in minor damage to a non-residential building, Roman Starovoyt wrote on Telegram. No one was hurt in the incident, …
Read More »Russian air defenses repel more drone raids – MOD
The Russian military has prevented a series of attempted Ukrainian drone strikes, with three unmanned aircraft shot down in the border region of Bryansk and another one intercepted over Oryol, some 200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said early on Wednesday. Russian air defense units …
Read More »Drone strikes Moscow’s financial hub – mayor
A drone has flown into Moscow City, the Russian capital’s financial and business hub, crashing into a building that is under construction, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in the early hours of Wednesday. He added that no one was hurt. The Russian Defense Ministry later released a statement, saying that a …
Read More »Ukrainian drone hits civilians at Russian railway station – governor
An unmanned aircraft has hit the roof of the central railway station in the city of Kursk, shattering several windows and causing a small fire, the governor of the border Kursk Region, Roman Starovoyt, said on Sunday morning. “Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk. According to preliminary information, it crashed into …
Read More »Massive drone attack intercepted over Crimea
Russian air defenses brought down 20 drones in the early hours of Saturday over Crimea, the Defense Ministry has revealed, calling the incursion an attempted “terrorist attack” by Ukraine. The ministry wrote on Telegram that 14 UAVs were shot down, while six others were incapacitated by electronic warfare. “There were …
Read More »Oil tanker hit in suspected Black Sea drone strike – media
Russian maritime rescue units were deployed early on Saturday to assist an oil tanker off the coast of Crimea. The tanker was left without propulsion after what reports said was a strike by an Ukrainian drone. “The crew is safe, there were no injuries,” a spokesperson for the Novorossiysk Marine …
Read More »UN condemns Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ office has condemned a series of drone attacks on Moscow and called for an end to “any and all attacks on civilian facilities.” Russia has blamed the “terrorist strikes” on Ukraine, and Kiev has heavily suggested that it was responsible. “We are against any and …
Read More »Ukrainian drone hits Moscow’s financial hub – mayor
Ukrainian drones have once again targeted the Russian capital’s financial and business district, following a similar attack over the weekend, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed early on Tuesday. One drone has managed to penetrate air defenses and hit one of the high-rises in Moscow City, where some of Europe’s tallest skyscrapers are …
Read More »Military foils drone attack on Moscow – mayor
Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian drone that was heading towards Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in the early hours of Friday. “There was an attempted attack by an enemy drone, which has been shot down,” Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel, adding that there were “no damage or casualties” from the …
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