Nearly 250 UAVs were intercepted in just two hours, Governor Andrey Vorobyov has said
Two civilians have been killed and several others injured, including two children, in a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow Region, Governor Andrey Vorobyov has said.
Russian air defenses and electronic warfare systems intercepted or suppressed 249 UAVs across 17 municipalities between 3am and 5am on Sunday, according to the governor. The attack was still ongoing as of early Sunday morning.
The massive raid struck Moscow and its surrounding region just hours before polling stations were due to open for the final day of Russia’s three-day parliamentary elections.
The worst damage was reported in the Ramenskoye district, where a 44-year-old woman was killed and five others, including two children, were injured when a drone hit an apartment building in the village of Sofyino, Vorobyov said.
In the nearby city of Ramenskoye, around 400 residents, including 70 children, were evacuated from a 21-story apartment block after falling drone debris sparked a fire on its roof, with 20 vehicles also damaged.
Another person was killed in the Orekhovo-Zuyevo district, where a private home was destroyed and caught fire during the attack. The victim was an elderly man who had been inside the building, according to the governor.
The raid extended into Moscow itself, where a facility at the Moscow Oil Refinery was damaged, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. There were no casualties, and emergency services were working at the site.
Original Source: apokalypsnu.com
