A view of army operations amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine in Malaya Loknya, Kursk area, Russia, on this screenshot obtained from a video posted on August 20, 2024. | Picture credit score: Reuters
Russian officers mentioned Wednesday (August 21, 2024) that Moscow had been focused within the largest assault but by Ukrainian drones for the reason that begin of preventing in 2022, and that it had destroyed all of them.
Russia destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones in a single day, the Russian Protection Ministry mentioned. It added that 11 had been destroyed over the Moscow area, 23 over the Bryansk area, six over Belgorod, three over Kaluga and two over Kursk.
“This was one of many largest makes an attempt ever to assault Moscow with drones,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned on his Telegram channel. Sobyanin mentioned all of the drones had been destroyed as a result of sturdy defences have been arrange across the capital. Some Russian social media channels shared movies of drones apparently being destroyed by air defence methods, which then set off automobile alarms.
Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk area, mentioned there was a “large” assault in his area, however that 23 drones had been destroyed.
