A Ukrainian drone attempted to attack Moscow and was shot down by Russian air defense forces. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
It was noted that the attack on objects in Moscow and the Moscow region was carried out at around 04:00 Moscow time.
“The UAV changed its flight path after exposure to air defense weapons and crashed on a non-residential building in Moscow’s Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment,” the ministry said in a statement.
They also reported that no fire broke out as a result of the incident.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reportedOn the night of August 18, during an attempt to fly to Moscow by the air defense forces (air defense), a drone was destroyed, its parts fell in the Expocentre area. According to the mayor of the capital, no significant damage was done.
The TASS agency reported partial damage to one of the Expocentre pavilions in the center of Moscow, citing emergency services. In the Vnukovo airport district of the capital closed Air space.
before in Russia created new drone suppression system.