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Russian Military Thwarts Drone Attack Attempt in Moscow

© Photo / Social media screenshotScreenshot from a social media post allegedly depicting the debris from one of the Ukrainian drones downed near Moscow on July 4, 2023
Screenshot from a social media post allegedly depicting the debris from one of the Ukrainian drones downed near Moscow on July 4, 2023  - Sputnik International, 1920, 28.07.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An enemy drone attempting to attack in Moscow was shot down by the Russian military overnight, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Friday night.
"There was an attempted attack by an enemy drone overnight, which was shot down by the Defense Ministry's forces. There was no damage or casualties," Sobyanin said on Telegram.
The mayor did not give other details of the incident.
Shortly after, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement confirming that a single Ukrainian drone had indeed been shot down.
"An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by unmanned aerial vehicle against facilities in the Moscow region was prevented this morning," the ministry said, adding that there were no casualties or material damage.
The RLK-MTs Valdai, a special-purpose Russian radar system designed specifically to detect, suppress and neutralize small drones with extremely low radar cross sections.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.06.2023
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The last drone attack on Moscow was recorded on the morning of July 24. The Russian Defense Ministry said at the time that two UAVs were suppressed and crashed.
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