Mayor: Ukraine attacks Moscow with 600 drones

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Mayor: Ukraine attacks Moscow with 600 drones

Ukraine repeatedly attacks targets in the Moscow region. According to Russian information, hundreds of drones were heading towards the capital during the night.

The Ukraine According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the region of the Russian capital was attacked with around 600 drones during the night. Of these, 201 are in the region Moscow destroyed by air defense, he wrote on Telegram. Most of the drones had already been repelled on approach.

The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, spoke of one of the largest attacks in recent times. An 83-year-old man was killed when a drone fell onto his property. There were also several injuries in the Moscow region.

According to authorities, at least three people died in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov-on-Don region in southern Russia. One person was injured, it was said.

Three people were injured in the town of Podolsk, around 40 kilometers from Moscow. In addition, a fire broke out in a warehouse of the largest Russian online mail order company, Wildberries, Vorobyov said on Telegram. The employees got to safety in time. In Domodedovo, where one of Moscow’s airports is located, a warehouse with medicines also caught fire. Several residential buildings in the city were also damaged. There is also damage to civil infrastructure in other towns, including a school.

Ukraine carries out large waves of attacks against the capital region almost every day. At the end of July, for example, Russian authorities reported 390 drones in one night; at the beginning of July there were 452. Ukraine also carries out daily attacks in other parts of the country. Wildberries’ logistics centers have been destroyed again and again recently. The company confirmed the new attack in the Moscow region and informed that the work was being carried out through other objects.

Russia According to information from Kiev, attacked Ukraine again during the night with ballistic missiles, glide bombs and drones. Targets included the capital Kiev and the industrial cities of Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih.

The information provided by the two warring parties could not initially be independently verified.

Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian war of aggression with Western help for more than four years. Used for counterattacks on Russian territory Kyiv especially drones, but also cruise missiles.