Russia reports major drone raid near Moscow as defenses respond
Moscow Mayor reported that over fifty drones have already been shot down (Photo: Getty Images)
On the night of Monday, June 22, and during the morning of that day, Moscow is once again being attacked by drones. Russians are widely recording the flight of unmanned aerial vehicles over the region heading toward the Russian capital, according to Russian Telegram channels.
Immediately after 03:00, footage began appearing on OSINT channels showing residents of various cities in the Moscow region recording the flight of unknown drones. The closer it gets to morning, the more such footage appears.
At the same time, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, also starting around 03:00, began actively writing about the alleged downing of drones heading toward the Russian capital.
As of 05:10, he reported that air defense had allegedly already shot down 59 drones. Among these reports were also statements solely about repelling the attack, which may hint that some drones reached Moscow and were shot down within the city limits.
Currently, there is no information about the consequences yet. At the same time, Russians wrote that near the Sadovod shopping center and the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya area, air defense systems were placed directly on the bridge.
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Attack on Moscow
The last attack on Moscow occurred on Thursday, June 18. That day, a strike was carried out on the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya area, resulting in fires and large-scale smoke being recorded by Russians.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon confirmed the attack and called on Russian citizens to bring Russian leader Vladimir Putin to his senses. He warned that otherwise, Moscow would burn.
Incidentally, yesterday evening, unknown hackers broke into one of the two official Telegram channels of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. As a result, posts were published there containing phrases such as "Moscow will burn," "Glory to Ukraine," and others.
