Russia foils a drone attack on Moscow, no injuries

Published August 21st, 2023 - 05:41 GMT
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This photograph posted on August 20, 2023 on the official Telegram account of Roman Starovoit, Kursk region governor, shows Roman Starovoit (2nd R) inspecting an area outside a damaged railway station building following a drone attack in Kursk. A Ukrainian drone attack hit a train station in the western Russian city of Kursk, injuring five people, the regional governor said. (Photo by Handout / TELEGRAM / @gubernator_46 / AFP)

ALBAWABA - The Russian defense ministry announced on Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region had been foiled, with no injuries or casualties reported.

An attempt by Kyiv to carry out an "attack with an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted" on Monday morning, the defense ministry said in a statement. The drone was "suppressed by means of electronic warfare" and crashed in Odintsovo district, it said, adding there were no casualties.

 

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