Ukraine Unleashes Largest Drone Siege On Moscow In Years
Ukraine launched more than 600 drones toward Moscow into the early hours of Tuesday, according to Russian authorities.
On Tuesday morning, Ukraine dispatched over 600 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) towards Moscow, marking the largest drone assault on the Russian capital in recent years, according to Russian officials. Between Monday evening and 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday, 620 drones were detected en route to the Moscow region, with 180 of them destroyed near the capital, reported the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin.
Separately, Moscow's regional governor, Andrey Vorobyov, stated that more than 150 drones were shot down in the vicinity of the capital. The overnight attack on Moscow was described as the largest in the past two years by Russia's state news agency, Tass.
Ukraine has consistently targeted Moscow with long-range drones as part of its strategy to intensify the impact of the four-and-a-half-year conflict on the Russian populace. One of the affected targets was the logistics site of Wildberries, an online retailer in Russia, which experienced minor damage due to debris striking the wall of the facility.
The Russian defense ministry reported that its air defenses intercepted 791 drones overnight across 15 Russian regions, including the annexed Crimean peninsula and the Azov and Black Seas. This particular assault on Russian soil was one of the most substantial so far in 2023, as reported by Tass.
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