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Moscow mayor says 417 drones were directed toward the region overnight
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 417 Ukrainian drones were directed toward the Moscow region from the evening of October 12 to the morning of October 13.
He said most were shot down far from the capital, while air defenses destroyed 65 as they approached Moscow.
Sobyanin also said Russian forces had shot down 23 drones heading for the capital since midnight; the statement does not explain how this figure relates to the overnight total.
Restrictions affected Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, disrupting their operations.
By the time of the statement, restrictions at Zhukovsky had been lifted.
The Russian Defence Ministry separately said 33 drones were shot down over four other regions between 8 a.m.
and 8 p.m.
on October 13.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 417 drones headed toward the Moscow Region overnight from October 12 to October 13.
He said air defenses neutralized most of them on distant approaches.
Air defenses destroyed 65 drones approaching Moscow during the same period.
Vedomosti reported that Russian forces had shot down 23 Ukrainian drones flying toward the capital since midnight.
Vedomosti also reported temporary restrictions at three Moscow-area airports.
- Who
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported the drone activity. Vedomosti described the drones as Ukrainian.
- What
- 417 drones headed toward the Moscow Region; air defenses destroyed 65 approaching Moscow.
- When
- From 8:30 p.m. on October 12 to 7 a.m. on October 13, Moscow time.
- Where
- The Moscow Region and approaches to Moscow.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The reported period of drone activity toward the Moscow Region began.
Sobyanin said Russian forces had shot down 23 drones flying toward the capital since midnight.
The reported period ended; Sobyanin said 417 drones had headed toward the region and 65 approaching Moscow had been destroyed.
- Drones reported
- 417
- Period
- 8:30 p.m. October 12 to 7 a.m. October 13, Moscow time
- Destroyed near Moscow
- 65 drones
- Shot down since midnight
- 23 Ukrainian drones, according to Vedomosti
- Airports affected
- Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky (Ramenskoye)
What people are saying
Between 8:30 p.m. on October 12 and 7 a.m. on October 13, 417 UAVs headed toward the Moscow Region. Air defenses neutralized most of them on the distant approaches,
Sources
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