Russia intercepted another drone approaching Moscow on Friday, the mayor of the Russian capital said, saying a day earlier that new air defense systems were being installed together with the defense ministry.
“Today, air defense forces near Liubertsy prevented another attempt to launch a drone towards Moscow. There were no casualties or preliminary damage. Emergency services are on the scene,” said Sergey Sobyanin.on the messaging platform Telegram.
in #Moscowa fierce fire can be observed in the Southwestern District.
It is reported that this is the work of drones. pic.twitter.com/P3Rhym6jfi
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 1, 2023
Drone attacks on Moscow have become almost daily in recent weeks.
Today’s attack caused the delay of 58 flights at the capital’s airports, according to the official TASS news agency.
Flights landing at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports had to be diverted to other airports, such as Serhemetevo, on the outskirts of the capital, and Nizhny Novogorod, 460 kilometers from Moscow.
Source: DN
