Moscow and Leningrad region hit by drones, fire erupts at Ust-Luga port
Photo: The drones could have flown all the way to Moscow (t.me/mchs_official)
On the night of August 14 and in the morning of that day, Moscow and the Leningrad region came under drone attack. Russian Telegram channels reported damage and a fire in the area of one of the ports as a result of the attacks.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his social media accounts that the drone attack began as early as 11:44 p.m., and that air defense forces allegedly shot down two drones flying toward the Russian capital at that time.
By around 6 a.m., Sobyanin wrote that another 10 drones had been shot down. However, this post did not specify that these were drones heading toward Moscow. It cannot be ruled out that these drones reached the city.
Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko was also targeted during the night. Judging by his post, the attack on the region began at 2:53 a.m. By 6:21 a.m., 51 drones had reportedly been shot down.
"Damage has been reported in the area of the port of Ust-Luga… A fire was reported at the port as a result of the damage," the posts state.
Strikes on Russia
In early August, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin complained that Ukraine had begun attacking the Russian capital with an increasing number of strike drones.
On August 4, drones attacked Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow and Leningrad regions.
