Russian air defenses shoot down seven drones near Moscow

Russian air defense systems downed seven Ukrainian drones in the vicinity of Moscow, according to the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin. Emergency services were dispatched to collect debris from the destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles.

This incident follows a broader overnight operation reported by Russia's Ministry of Defense, which claimed to have destroyed 209 long-range Ukrainian drones. These interceptions occurred over eleven Russian regions, as well as the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black and Azov Seas.

While Russian official and independent media have not reported significant damage to critical or energy infrastructure, recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries have had consequences. Restrictions on fuel sales for cargo trucks have been implemented in the Far East region of Primorye. Similar fuel sale limitations are also in effect at local gas stations in Moscow and the surrounding region.

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specialists of the emergency services moved to the places where the fragments of the destroyed devices fell.