Drone attacks on an unprecedented scale. As fighting continues on the Ukrainian front, Russia claimed to have neutralized 34 drones in the Moscow region on Sunday morning, a record number in the area of the Russian capital since the start of the conflict. According to the Defense Ministry, 36 other Ukrainian drones were shot down in two regions bordering Moscow and in three others bordering Ukraine.
The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobiov, said that the interceptions took place in particular over the towns of Ramenskoye and Domodedovo, about 40 kilometers southeast of the center of Moscow and near airports. . He said a 52-year-old woman was injured by shrapnel, burned to the face, neck and hands, and two houses were set on fire. This operation in the suburbs of Moscow comes four days after a massive Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, targeted almost daily for a month.
145 drones targeted Ukraine
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, a new “record” attack by 145 Russian drones targeted Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced on X. In a statement, the Ukrainian Air Force indicated that, as of 8:30 a.m. French time, 62 of these 145 drones had been neutralized over 13 regions of the country. For the moment, the Ukrainian authorities have not mentioned possible victims, nor have they claimed responsibility for the drone strikes targeting Moscow.
kyiv says it is carrying out its strikes on Russia, which usually mainly target energy sites, in response to the deadly Russian bombings which have destroyed its infrastructure and devastated its cities since Vladimir Putin launched the assault on Ukraine in February 2022 .
