Russia: According to the Russian defence ministry, the country’s forces have destroyed over a dozen Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow and Sevastopol in Crimea.
It is the latest attack, which occurred on 10th August 2023, in Moscow by Ukrainian drones. The defence ministry said that two drones “flying in the direction of the city of Moscow were destroyed”, while 11 others were brought down near the city of Sevastopol. Ukraine has not given any comment on the attack.
Two of the Ukrainian drones were hit by on-duty anti-aircraft defence equipment; another nine were suppressed by means of electronic warfare and crashed in the Black Sea before reaching the target, the ministry stated.’
The drone attack comes a day after Russia said it had shot down two Ukrainian combat drones that were deployed to attack Moscow, one near a major airport to the south of the Russian capital and one to the west of the city.
Ukrainian President Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in July 2023 that war was coming to Russia, with the country’s “symbolic centres and military bases” becoming targets.
During the war, Russia carried out numerous long-range drone attacks on Ukraine, frequently hitting civilian sites far from the battlefront.
Ukrainian air strikes in Russia have risen since the first drone attack on the Kremlin was foiled in early May. Drone attacks targeted civilian parts of the city in late May 2023, while a Moscow business area was hit twice in three days earlier this month.
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