Ukraine targets Moscow in ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks
Al Jazeera
Assault on the Russian capital launched as Ukraine presses on with major incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow, as it presses on with a major incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Russian authorities said.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that air defence forces shot down 11 drones over Moscow and its surrounding region, with some reportedly downed over the city of Podolsk some 38km (24 miles) south of the Kremlin.
“This is one of the largest ever attempts to attack Moscow with drones,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. No damage or casualties were reported, he said in an earlier post.
Drone attacks on Moscow are rare. Ukraine’s latest attempt to target the Russian capital appeared to be larger than a previous attack in May 2023, when at least eight drones were struck down.
Wednesday’s barrage was part of a broader attack on Russia, with the Defence Ministry saying its air defence units destroyed 23 drones over the border region of Bryansk.
