Russian air defense responds to drone raid targeting Moscow
According to RT, at least 19 enemy UAVs were shot down while they were on their way to the Russian capital.
In a series of posts on Telegram early on May 6, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Moscow had repelled a multi-wave drone attack by Ukraine.
Specifically, Mr. Sobyanin said, five drones were intercepted at 1:16 a.m. Another was shot down about 30 minutes later, followed by three more at nearly 2:00 a.m., all of which were en route to the capital Moscow.
“According to preliminary information, there are no casualties or serious injuries,” the mayor said, adding that emergency services were working at the scene of the drone crashes and “all necessary measures are being taken.”
At 2:17 a.m., Mr. Sobyanin informed that the air defense forces "destroyed 10 more drones flying toward Moscow from different directions," bringing the total number of intercepted UAVs to at least 19.
Moscow's Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky international airports were temporarily closed in response to the attack.
This week, Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. President Vladimir Putin has ordered a unilateral three-day ceasefire during the celebrations, but Ukraine's Zelensky has refused to do the same, saying Kiev will not accept anything less than an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
According to RT, Mr. Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials have made veiled threats against the military parade held in Moscow on May 9, which will be attended by foreign dignitaries. Russia has condemned these words as evidence of Ukraine using terrorist tactics.
