A girl has been injured and flights from main airports had been disrupted after Moscow was hit with the largest drone strike since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s defence ministry mentioned 70 drones had been shot down in a single day in its territory, together with 34 over the outskirts of the capital.
The federal air transport company mentioned the airports of Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky diverted at the least 36 flights, however then resumed operations.
A girl in her 50s suffered burns to her face, neck and fingers after drone strikes sparked a blaze in her village southeast of Moscow, native governor Andrei Vorobyov mentioned.
Nobody was mentioned to have been damage within the metropolis itself however Russian channels on the messaging app Telegram carried eyewitness stories of drone particles setting hearth to suburban properties.
“An attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using plane-type drones on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted,” the defence ministry mentioned.
‘Report’ Russian drone assault targets Ukraine
In the meantime, Russia launched a “record” 145 drones in a single day, in accordance with Ukraine, 62 of which had been shot down.
An additional 67 had been “lost”, the air pressure mentioned – a probable reference to digital jamming that brought on the drones to veer off target.
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The aftermath of a Russian drone strike in Odesa. Pic: Reuters
At the very least two individuals had been injured as Russian drones struck residential areas within the southern port of Odesa, in accordance with native officers.
Ukraine additionally mentioned it attacked an arsenal within the Bryansk area of Russia, which reported 14 drones had been downed within the area.
