Russian air defense equipment (air defense) over the past night intercepted and destroyed 296 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft type. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, May 28.
“В течение прошедшей ночи с 21.00 мск 27 мая до 07.00 28 мая дежурными средствами ПВО уничтожено и перехвачено 296 украинских беспилотных летательных аппаратов самолетного типа над территориями Московского региона, Брянской, Белгородской, Владимирской, Воронежской,Ивановской, Калужской, Курской, Орловской, Рязанской, Смоленской, Тверской, Тульской regions “, – follows from the message.
Meanwhile, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 33 drones were shot down on the approach to the Russian capital.
According to him, there are no serious damage and victims, emergency specialists work at the site of the fall of debris.
The Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Shapsha reported 15 UAVs shot down in the region, and the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov – about 42.
According to Vorobyov, the air defense forces worked out on targets in 12 municipalities of the region.
“As a result of an attack in Chekhov, three residential buildings in the village of Troitskoye were damaged – on the street Novy Street and in the SNT” Michurinets “. The most important thing – none of the inhabitants was injured,” he wrote.
To ensure flight safety, temporary restrictions were introduced to the work of Moscow airports Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky near Moscow. In addition, the restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft were introduced at the airports of Vladimir, Ivanov, Kaluga and Yaroslavl.