MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities said Wednesday that Moscow had been the victim of the largest attack by Ukrainian drones since fighting began in 2022, and that all of them had been destroyed.
Russia destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It said 11 were destroyed over the Moscow region, 23 over the Bryansk region, six over Belgorod, three over Kaluga and two over Kursk.
“This was one of the biggest attempts ever to attack Moscow with drones,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel. He said all the drones were destroyed because strong defenses had been created around the capital. Some Russian social media channels shared videos of drones apparently being destroyed by air defense systems, which then set off car alarms.
Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region, said there had been a “massive” attack on his region, but that 23 drones had been destroyed.
