Russian anti-aircraft defense shoots down a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region

2023-07-28 13:02:05

War Russia Ukraine, live: Russian anti-aircraft defense shoots down a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region

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A Ukrainian drone attempting to attack facilities in the Moscow region has been shot down by the defense. “This morning an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out an attack against facilities in the Moscow region was thwarted,” Defense said.

Updated: Jul 28, 2023 | 13:02
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Russian anti-aircraft defense shoots down a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region

A Ukrainian drone attempting to attack facilities in the Moscow region was shot down on Friday by anti-aircraft defense, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “This morning an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an unmanned aerial vehicle against facilities on the territory of the Moscow region was thwarted,” Defense said in a statement. He added that the drone was destroyed with anti-aircraft defense means and that there were no casualties or destruction on the ground.

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