More than 10 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defense systems over Moscow last night in one of the biggest UAV strikes on the Russian capital since the war began in early 2022.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reports that all ten Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow were intercepted, marking the most massive drone attack in the city's history. He says all of the drones were shot down while approaching the capital, neutralized by the city's layered defense… pic.twitter.com/SSahnjWQxy
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) August 21, 2024
The unsuspecting attack came at the heels of the Ukrainian invasion into the Kursk region earlier this month.
Moscow, located in Western Russia, is home to approximately 22 million Russians and has a per capita GDP of about 32,000 USD.
One of the most massive attacks on #Moscow in history at night - Moscow mayor
— Boris Alexander Beissner (@boris_beissner) August 21, 2024
Russian authorities claim to have shot down 45 drones, about 10 of them near Moscow. #russia pic.twitter.com/Eb8FbEyOR2
To date, Russia controls about 20% of Ukraine and is hell-bent on repelling Ukrainian attacks into the Kursk region, the largest incursion into Russia since WWII.
This is not the first time Ukraine has attempted an attack on the Russian capital; at least 8 drones were shot down in a similar attack back in May of 2023.
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