Moscow mayor says air defences destroyed 10 approaching drones
In short
Russian air defences destroyed 10 drones flying toward Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on October 10. Emergency-service specialists were working at the debris site, he said.
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on October 10 that the Defence Ministry's air-defence system had destroyed 10 drones flying toward the capital, RIA Novosti reported. He said emergency-service specialists were working where the debris fell. Interfax also reported 10 drones neutralised on approach to Moscow, describing them as Ukrainian and citing the mayor's post on the Max messaging platform. [ 2 , 3 ]
RBC and Vedomosti reported the same count of 10 intercepted drones. Vedomosti said the mayor had reported 15 drones shot down in the Moscow region the previous day. The newspaper described drone attacks on the capital as continuing for several weeks and said the most extensive recent attack took place overnight into October 6, when 650 Ukrainian drones flew toward the Moscow region and 105 were shot down on approach to the capital. [ 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The mayor reported an interception of drones approaching the capital and an emergency-service response to the debris. Vedomosti described drone attacks on Moscow as continuing for several weeks.
Key facts
- Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 10 drones flying toward Moscow had been destroyed. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- RIA Novosti said the Defence Ministry's air-defence system destroyed the drones, citing Sobyanin. [ 3 ]
- Emergency-service specialists were working where debris fell, according to the mayor. [ 2 , 3 , 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Interfax described the drones as Ukrainian. That attribution appears in Interfax's account; the other reports of this interception do not specify their origin.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reported that air defences destroyed 10 drones flying toward Moscow. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti and Interfax reported the mayor's statement about the interception and work at the debris site. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Vedomosti reported the interception and described attacks on Moscow as continuing for several weeks. [ 5 ]