Five Ukrainian drones were neutralized on Tuesday near Moscow and its region, Russia denounced “Terrorist act” The Kiev regime, which disrupted the operation of an international airport.
This announcement comes against the backdrop of the Ukrainian counter-offensive that began in early June to recover the lands it occupied in Ukraine from Russian forces since the start of the Russian military operation more than sixteen months ago.
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“This morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to commit a terrorist act was thwarted with five drones.” The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the targeting of sites in the Moscow region and in the far reaches of the Russian capital.
“The success of the Ukrainian counterattack will not be measured by the number of square kilometers recaptured”
Four drones were destroyed by the anti-aircraft defense near the capital and the fifth was nullified by Electronic warfare means, before crashing in the Moscow region, according to the same source. The ministry said that the attack did not result in casualties or damage.
“All attacks were repelled by anti-aircraft defense, and all detected drones were neutralized.”Telegram welcomed Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
Zelensky commits these terrorist acts using weapons provided by the West.
According to the emergency services, quoting the state news agency RIA Novosti, one of the drones was neutralized near Kubinka, located forty kilometers from Vnukovo International Airport, whose operation was disrupted for three hours due to the attack.
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Counterattack: Ukrainian soldiers facing the Russian wall
Vnukovo Airport, where in the morning several flights were redirected to other airports, “back to work” It’s 7 a.m. Paris time, according to Russia’s air transport agency (Rosaviatsia). according to Russian official agency TASSThe Russian air defense also shot down a drone in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow.
After the attack, the Russian diplomat A.A “Terrorist act” From Kiev, via her spokesperson, Maria Zakharova:
“The attempt of the Kiev regime to attack an area where there are civilian infrastructure sites, including an airport that, by the way, hosts international flights, is a new terrorist act.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr “Zelinsky commits these terrorist acts using weapons delivered by the West or purchased with Western financing, this is international terrorism.”She said.
“The international community must realize that the United States, Great Britain and France are financing a terrorist regime”Maria Zakharova added.
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Frequent drone attacks
Moscow and its region, located more than 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, have only been rarely targeted by drone attacks since the attack began in Ukraine in February 2022, even if this type of attack multiplied elsewhere in Russia.
And Russia announced, on June 21, that it had neutralized three drones in the area of its capital, including two near a military base, accusing Kiev of being behind this attack.
“The success of the Ukrainian counterattack will not be measured by the number of square kilometers recaptured”
At the beginning of May, two drones targeted the Kremlin in Moscow, and other devices hit buildings in the Russian capital at the end of the same month.
