Russia said Ukraine had assaulted Moscow with at least five drones shot down or blocked, though one of the capital’s main airports had to divert planes for several hours.
The Russian defense ministry said Moscow air defenses shot down four Ukrainian drones and jammed a fifth, which landed in Odintsovo. Nobody was hurt.
Russian news agencies reported intercepting two drones at a town 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of the Kremlin. Kaluga saw a drone.
After 0500 GMT, Vnukovo’s landings and takeoffs resumed. Russian, Turkish, UAE and Egyptian flights were diverted.
RIA stated that Kubinka, 63 kilometers (40 miles) west of Moscow, shot down a drone. Kubinka has a Russian airbase.
Russia’s foreign and defense ministries called it terrorism.
“The Kyiv regime’s attempt to attack an area where civilian infrastructure is located, including the airport, which incidentally also receives foreign flights, is yet another act of terrorism,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
“The international community should realize that the US, Britain, and France—permanent members of the UN Security Council—are financing a terrorist regime,” she stated.
Kyiv didn’t respond. Ukraine rarely admits to attacking Russia or Russian-controlled Ukraine.
Drone strikes against the Kremlin and Russian oil infrastructure increased in May and June. After May’s drone strike, President Vladimir Putin stated Ukraine was trying to terrify and provoke Russia and would reinforce the capital’s air defenses.
“At this moment, the attacks have been repelled by air defence forces,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on his Telegram messaging channel. “All detected drones have been eliminated.”
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