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Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, three wounded — Official

From The Punch · () English

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  • Russia reported a large-scale drone attack on the Moscow region, with 600 drones targeting the area overnight.
  • Russian authorities stated that 201 drones were destroyed over the Moscow region, and three people were wounded.
  • In the southern Rostov region, three people were killed and one hospitalized during a separate overnight assault, with over 150 drones and missiles reportedly destroyed.

The Moscow region faced an intense overnight assault, with Russian authorities reporting that 600 drones targeted the area. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that 201 of these drones were destroyed over the region, and three individuals sustained injuries within the MKAD area.

From yesterday evening until 6:30 am (0330 GMT) today, 600 drones were flying towards the Moscow region, of which 201 were destroyed in the Moscow region.

— Sergei SobyaninMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's statement on the state-backed MAX platform regarding the drone attack.

In a separate incident, the southern Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, experienced an overnight attack that resulted in three fatalities and one hospitalization, according to regional authorities. Governor Yuri Sliusar reported that Russian forces neutralized over 150 drones and missiles across three cities and nine districts in the southern region.

three people were wounded in the MKAD area and are receiving all necessary assistance

— Sergei SobyaninMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's statement on injuries sustained during the drone attack.

The attacks caused damage to residential and industrial buildings in the Kamensky district. In Kamensk-Shakhtinsky city, several buildings sustained roof damage, and an apartment block and the city's railway station had windows blown out. This escalation of long-range attacks into Russian territory comes as the conflict enters its fifth year.

three people were killed and one was hospitalised during the overnight assault.

— Yuri SliusarRostov region governor Yuri Sliusar's statement on casualties in the southern region.
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