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Drone attacks leave two injured near Moscow and damage buildings elsewhere
Russian officials said 630 drones headed toward Moscow and its surrounding region from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defenses destroyed most at a distance and 163 were stopped as they approached the capital.
Two people were injured near Voronovo, in the New Moscow area, and emergency services were working where debris fell.
In the Moscow region, a strike also hit a Defense Ministry plant that produces weapons and ammunition, according to the Telegram channel Astra.
Attacks also damaged homes and a clinic in Lipetsk, where one man was injured and hospitalized; buildings were damaged in Voronezh and the Tula region too.
The attacks affected several Russian regions, while the Moscow airport restrictions mentioned by Vedomosti had been lifted by the time of its report.
The sources give no further details about investigations or what happens next.
A drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region left two people injured near Voronovo, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
Sobyanin said 630 drones flew toward Moscow and the Moscow region, with 163 neutralized as they approached the capital.
Drone strikes also damaged homes and a clinic in Lipetsk and buildings in Voronezh and the Tula region.
A strike hit the Defense Ministry’s “75 Arsenal” plant in Serpukhov, according to the Telegram channel Astra.
- Who
- Ukrainian forces were identified as carrying out the attacks by Meduza. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported the injuries and drone figures.
- What
- Drone attacks left two people injured near Voronovo and damaged buildings in several regions.
- When
- Overnight on October 22, including the evening of October 21.
- Where
- Moscow and the surrounding Moscow region, as well as Lipetsk, Voronezh and the Tula region.
- Why
- Not stated
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Sobyanin’s reported period for drones flying toward Moscow and the Moscow region began.
Sobyanin reported the first drones shot down, according to Vedomosti.
The reported period ended, with 630 drones having flown toward the region and 163 neutralized near Moscow.
- Drones reported heading toward Moscow region
- 630
- Drones neutralized near Moscow
- 163
- Injured near Voronovo
- 2 people
- Serpukhov site hit
- Defense Ministry’s “75 Arsenal” plant
- Lipetsk damage
- Homes, apartment buildings and a clinic
- Voronezh drones shot down
- 44
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