Russia: The Russian President Mr. Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after the drone attacks, which created a new challenge for Moscow a year after it invaded its neighbour.

According to the Russian Defence Miinistry, one drone recently crashed just 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Moscow, while two others were brought down in southern Russia.

The Defense Ministry noted that Ukraine used drones to attack facilities in the Krasnodar region and neighboring Adygea. The Ministry remarked that the drones were brought down by electronic warfare assets, adding that one of them crashed into a field and another diverted from its flight path and missed a facility it was supposed to attack.

Authorities have closed the airspace over the northern city of St. Petersburg as a response to the attacks, while several Russian television stations aired a missile attack warning that officials blamed on hacking.

“As for the incident with the crash of a UAV in the district of Kolomna. The target was probably a civilian infrastructure facility, which was not damaged,” Moscow regional governor Mr. Andrei Vorobyov shared in a statement, referring to unmanned aerial vehicles.

“There are no casualties or damage on the ground. The FSB (security services) and other competent authorities are investigating,” Mr. Vorobyov further added.

The Russian Authorities observed that the drone attacks targeted regions inside Russia along the border with Ukraine and deeper into the country.

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