Air defences destroy five drones heading for Moscow, mayor Sobyanin says
In short
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defence forces destroyed five drones that were flying towards Moscow. He said emergency service specialists are working where debris fell.
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that air defence forces destroyed five drones that were flying towards Moscow. RIA Novosti, which relayed the statement dated 22 October, said the drones were destroyed by the Defence Ministry's air defence forces. Interfax quoted Sobyanin as writing in his channel on the messenger Max: "Five drones flying towards Moscow have been destroyed." [ 2 , 3 ]
Sobyanin added that emergency service specialists are working at the place where debris fell. RBC, in a summary published at 02:20, described the drones as Ukrainian. The other two documents do not state where the drones came from, and none of the documents report damage or casualties. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The documents give no information on damage, casualties or wider consequences, so the significance of the incident cannot be assessed beyond the mayor's statement.
Key facts
- Five drones flying towards Moscow were destroyed, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. [ 2 , 3 ]
- RIA Novosti reported that the Defence Ministry's air defence forces destroyed the drones. [ 2 ]
- Emergency service specialists are working at the place where debris fell, Sobyanin said. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Sobyanin posted the statement on the messenger Max, according to Interfax. [ 3 ]
- RBC described the drones as Ukrainian. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Origin of the drones Only RBC's summary calls them Ukrainian; the quoted statements from Sobyanin in the other documents do not say where they came from.
- Damage or casualties None of the documents mention damage, injuries or deaths.
- Where the debris fell The documents do not give the location.