The Russian military neutralized 112 UAVs from the evening of Thursday, according to the telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Friday, May 23.
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The department clarified that 24 UAVs were interpreted above the territory of the Moscow region, 11 UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region, eight BPPs – above the territory of the Oryol region, 18 UAVs – above the territory of the Tula region, 22 BPPs – above the territory of the Republic of Crimea, eight BPPs – above the territory of the Bryansk region, six BPLs – over the territory of the Ryazan region, five UAVs over the territory of the territory Kaluga region, three UAVs – above the territory of the Belgorod region, three UAVs – above the territory of the Ivanovo region, two UAVs – above the territory of the Vladimir region, one UAV – above the territory of the Voronezh region, one UAV – above the territory of the Lipetsk region.
The restrictions on flights were introduced at five airports of Russian regions – Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kostroma, Tambov and Yaroslavl. Air harbors returned to work at 6:00 Moscow time on May 23, the Russian state media reported.
In Ivanovo, restrictions were introduced at 17:25 Moscow time on May 22, they lasted more than 12 hours. In Tambov – from 1:05 on May 22, the airport did not work for more than a day. In Kaluga – at 11:35 on May 21, the restrictions were valid for almost two days. And the airports of Kostroma and Yaroslavl did not work since 4:10 May 21, the reception and production of aircraft suspended more than two days.
The attacks of drones on the Russian regions began in 2022 against the backdrop of the “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine.
Kyiv did not officially confirm its involvement, but in August 2023 the office of the Ukrainian president said that the number of UAVs of UAVs in Russia “will increase.”
In early March 2023, President Vladimir Zelensky said that the whole world sees the results of Ukraine’s use of drones of its own production in strategic objects in Russia. “I think everyone sees that our drones work. And they work long -range. Our range is a real approach of security for everyone,” the head of the Ukrainian state in a video show after a massive drone attack on the regions of the Russian Federation, including the Moscow region.
Zelensky emphasized that “Ukraine will apply the Russian state with return losses is quite fair.”