Russia said on Tuesday it had shot down five Ukrainian drones in the Moscow region, citing a “terrorist act” that disrupted the operation of Vnukovo International Airport.
“An attempt by the Kiev regime to attack an area where civilian infrastructure is located, including an airport that receives international flights, is a new act of terrorism,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.in a post on Telegram.
“Given that Zelensky carries out these terrorist attacks with weapons supplied by the West or purchased with Western funds, this is international terrorism,” Zakharova said.
“The world community must realize that the United States, the United Kingdom and France – permanent members of the UN Security Council – are funding the terrorist regime,” a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman wrote.
It was “another attempted attack with Ukrainian drones,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
The Russian military said it shot down all five drones and there were no damages or casualties.
“This morning an attempt by the regime in Kiev to commit a terrorist act with five drones,” which targeted Moscow and the outskirts of the Russian capital, was thwarted. the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Four drones were destroyed by anti-aircraft systems, while a fifth was neutralized by “electronic means” before crashing, Russian authorities said.
This morning a kamikaze drone hit the territory of one of the military facilities in Kubinka (#Moscow region). Vnukovo airport in Moscow was also attacked, Russian media report. pic.twitter.com/3OCHUN6YUR
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 4, 2023
Emergency services quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency said one of the drones was neutralized in Kubinka, about 40 kilometers from Vnukovo, leading to the temporary shutdown of the international airport.
Several flights were diverted to other airports and the Russian air transport agency said traffic on Vnukovo had since resumed.
State news agency RIA Novosti reported that two drones were shot down near the village of Valuevo, which is about 30 kilometers from the Kremlin, while another was neutralized near Kubinka, 40 kilometers from Vnukovo airport.
Russian air defenses also shot down a drone in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, the official Russian news agency TASS reported.
The drones fell into an “open field” and there were no casualties.
Source: DN
