The drone wreckage was located near the railway line in New Moscow, and reports from the SHOT Telegram channel indicate the aircraft was a homemade model painted in Ukrainian flag colors with a plywood and foam wing bearing the inscription “Victory to Ukraine” and a logo that resembles a stylized Ukrainian Air Force emblem.
Analysts are identifying the internal components, tracing the origin, and determining the launch point, according to the same post. A person connected to 360 TV channels within emergency services noted that the drone lay about 100 meters from the railway. Local residents of Svitino, within the Voronovsky rural settlement, reported the fragments to the police, reinforcing the account of the discovery. A law enforcement contact cited by TASS stated that there were no casualties and suggested the wreckage may have appeared near the tracks.
Earlier in the year, on March 26, a Ukrainian Tu-141 Swift drone crashed and exploded in Kireevsk in the Tula region, causing three people to suffer shrapnel injuries. The Russian Ministry of Defense explained that a navigation system disruption, accomplished by the Pole-21 electronic warfare system, caused the Ukrainian UAV to lose its orientation and crash in the city.
The governor of the Tula region, Alexei Dyumin, pledged compensation for residents who sustained injuries in the Kireevsk incident as well as assistance for homeowners affected by the blast. Officials noted that ten households were impacted. During the operational briefing held to address the Kireevsk explosion, it was announced that injured residents would receive 100,000 rubles each, with 1,000,000 rubles available for those needing repairs. Additionally, residents who lost homes would receive a certificate to facilitate purchasing a new home.
Meanwhile, Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov stated that a drone crash near a civil infrastructure facility in Kolomna occurred on February 28. He added that the incident took place close to the village of Gubastovo and appears to have targeted a civilian infrastructure facility, though no damage to people or property occurred. He emphasized that no one was harmed and that safety in the region remained intact. Local media reported the wreckage near the fence of a gas compressor station in the Kolomna district.
Earlier in February, Kaluga region Governor Vladislav Shapsha confirmed that an explosion was heard in Kaluga overnight, with the drone exploding on the city outskirts. He reassured that there was no damage to civil or social facilities and no casualties were reported. Explosions caused by Ukrainian drones in areas around Moscow are now relatively uncommon, unlike the more frequent incidents in the Donbass, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions. The Russian Armed Forces regularly report that several Ukrainian UAV units were destroyed by air defense forces each day, with the heaviest activity noted in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. Analysts say the ongoing drone operations highlight a persistent, evolving dynamic in the region’s security environment, with Moscow and neighboring territories monitoring the situation closely for any shifts in threat patterns.