Moscow reports drone attack, airports closed in several cities
As reported by Ukrinform, this was stated by the BBC Russian service, citing statements by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
Around midnight, the mayor said on social media that Russian air defense had allegedly shot down another drone which, according to him, was heading toward the capital.
From 19:37 to 23:37 local time, 19 UAVs were allegedly downed, which Sobyanin claims were flying toward Moscow.
He did not provide information on any damage on the ground, but in each statement noted that emergency services were working at the sites where drone debris fell.
It is reported that Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) closed Moscow’s Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports during the evening, as well as the airports in Yaroslavl and Ivanovo, located north and northeast of Moscow.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed that 104 drones were allegedly shot down over nine Russian regions and the annexed Crimea on Saturday evening.
According to Russia’s defense ministry, 44 drones were downed over Bryansk region, 18 each over Kaluga and Moscow regions, while the remaining UAVs were allegedly destroyed over Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Tver and Rostov regions, the Krasnodar Territory, as well as over the annexed Crimea and the Sea of Azov.
As previously reported by Ukrinform, Ukrainian drone attacks on New Year’s night targeted an oil depot in Kaluga region and an oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory.
