Russia thwarts drone attack on Moscow, says defense ministry

Aug 12, 2023 - 10:55

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Russia thwarts drone attack on Moscow, says defense ministry

This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a building damaged in a drone attack in Moscow, Russia. Ukraine launched an attack on Moscow and the Moscow region with three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with two of them shot down and the third having crashed after being jammed by electronic warfare, said Russian authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (Xinhua)

Russia's air defense system has downed a drone that attempted to fly over Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

"This afternoon, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an unmanned aerial vehicle on a facility in Moscow was thwarted," the ministry said in a statement.

The unmanned aerial vehicle was downed by means of electronic equipment and crashed in a forest area in the west of the capital without casualties and damage on the ground, according to the ministry.

Earlier on Friday, flight restrictions had been introduced at the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, but soon were lifted, according to local reports.