Moscow accused kyiv of carrying out a terrorist attack against its territory / Photo: File.
Russia announced on Wednesday that it had neutralized three drones in the Moscow region, including two near a military base, and accused Kiev of being behind the attack, while Ukraine claimed it had shot down six Russian explosive drones.*100002 *
An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with three drones against places in the Moscow region was thwarted today, the Defense Ministry said in a statement quoted by the AFP and Sputnik news agencies.* 100004*
The drones were neutralized with electronic warfare systems, lost control and eventually crashed, the statement said.
Drone strikes
Moscow and its region, located more than 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, have only been attacked by drones on rare occasions since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, a type of attack that has multiplied in other parts of Russia.
By For its part, the Ukrainian air force announced that it had intercepted six Iranian-made Shahed 136/131 explosive drones launched by Russia during a new night strike.
The drones were sent from the north and shot down over the Khmelnytsky region , in the west of the country, where Russia claims to be targeting Ukrainian military targets located several hundred kilometers behind the front line, the same source said.
Russia announced it had neutralized three Ukrainian drones in the region Moscow / Photo: AFP.
According to Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobiov, two drones crashed at 5:30 a.m. and 5:50 a.m. while approaching the warehouses of a military base in the village of Kalininets, in the Naro-Fominsk district, a about 50 kilometers southwest of Moscow.
The rubble has been discovered, there is no damage, there are no casualties, the president said on Telegram, asking residents to remain calm.
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