Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian Drones Shot Down Over Moscow Region

Russia’s defence ministry says it has thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack after it downed two drones over the Moscow region.

Reports say two other drones were intercepted over the Bryansk region, north-east of the Ukrainian border, it added.

Flights were temporarily stopped to and from Moscow’s airports early on Tuesday, the ministry said.

According to the report, airspace above Moscow has been closed several times in recent days as reports of drone strikes become more regular.

The defence ministry also said a Russian warplane had destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance boat in the Black Sea that had sailed near Russian gas production facilities.

Early on Tuesday, Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defences had shot down two drones to the west of the capital in the Krasnogorsk and Shastsy districts.

No injuries were reported in the attacks and Ukraine has not commented.

Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for specific drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an “inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process”.

Al-Jazeera