Moscow: Russian officials have reportedly shot down seven Ukrainian drones that were flying over the Kaluga region. Two recent UAV attacks on the Russian capital by Kiev were unsuccessful.
Vladislav Shapsha, the region's governor, made the initial announcement about the six UAVs being intercepted on Thursday morning. He claimed the drones were attempting to fly over the area.
Between Moscow Region in the northeast and Bryansk Region in the southwest—the latter of which borders Ukraine—is the Kaluga Region. The governor reported that no one was hurt or property was damaged.
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The Defence Ministry confirmed the information, claiming that air defence forces shot down the drones before they could be used in a terrorist attack. Shapsha reported that a seventh aircraft had arrived later in the day.
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Last Sunday and again on Tuesday, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck Moscow's financial district. The military claimed that both incidents took place after the aircraft were subjected to electronic countermeasures.
After the second attack, Vladimir Zelensky's advisor Mikhail Podoliak boasted that Moscow was "rapidly getting used to a full-fledged war" and that there would be "more unidentified drones" in the future.
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Russian officials assert that Kiev is increasingly employing terrorist tactics after its lauded summer "counteroffensive" failed to win any victories on the battlefield.