Ukraine drone barrage targets Moscow as Zelenskyy demands accountability for Putin LONDON — At least 10 Ukrainian drones were shot down on their approach to Moscow overnight into Sunday morning, according to the city’s mayor, with temporary restrictions introduced at two of the capital’s airports.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency services were dispatched to the impact sites of the downed drones. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the uncrewed aircraft attacking Moscow were among 67 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight.
dispatched to the impact sites of the downed drones. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the uncrewed aircraft attacking Moscow were among 67 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight.
To the south of the capital region, Tula region governor Dmitry Milyaev reported a drone attack on the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk and a fire there caused by falling debris. Two people were injured, Milyaev wrote on Telegram. “The situation is under control,” he said.
Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in a Telegram post of the Azot facility. “It is here that explosives are produced, in particular TNT, which is used in artillery shells, aircraft bombs and missiles.”
Russian forces continued their own long-range strikes into Ukraine overnight, with Ukraine’s air force reporting 49 drones and three missiles fired into the country. The air force said on Telegram that it shot down or otherwise neutralized 40 drones.