Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Hundreds of Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow on the night of October 28-29, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
Sobyanin claimed 613 drones were launched towards the Russian capital overnight, with 231 reportedly shot down as they approached Moscow.
Russian air defense units began repelling the attack before 10:30 p.m. local time, amid an attack that lasted several hours. Throughout the night, Sobyanin reported several waves of attacks involving dozens of drones.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has imposed restrictions on flights at three of the region’s four main airports. airports: Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky.
No casualties or damage were reported by authorities and Sobyanin did not indicate any specific targets of the attack. Emergency services are working at the scene of the accident, he said.
The Kyiv Independent was unable to independently verify Sobyanin’s claims at the time of publication.
The drone threat has also disrupted air traffic near Moscow.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has imposed restrictions on flights at three of the region’s four main airports: Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky. Even though restrictions have been lifted at Zhukovsky, temporary limits are still in effect at the other two facilities.
Two flights from Istanbul to Moscow were turned away due to restrictions at Vnukovo airport, Russia’s official TASS news agency reported.
Residents of Moscow Oblast reported a series of explosions near Naro-Fominsk, a town about 50 kilometers southwest of the capital, according to Russian independent channel Telegram Astra.
Ukrainian drone strikes repeatedly disrupted air operations over Moscow in October.
Flights at four major airports were grounded in a nighttime attack on October 23. Photos were later posted on social media showing debris from a downed drone on the tarmac at Sheremetyevo, Moscow’s largest airport.
The previous night, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on the region, hitting a weapons factory in Moscow Oblast on October 22. Sobyanin said more than 600 drones were launched into the region overnight.
Earlier this month, Sobyanin reported that Moscow Oblast had suffered the largest drone attack the region had seen in the past two years. Ukraine reportedly fired 650 drones into the region on October 6, causing a fire at a major oil facility.
Gn world
