2024-01-17 23:33:59
Air defense forces at about 01:30 Moscow time destroyed an aircraft-type drone near Moscow and intercepted another one over the territory of the Leningrad region, reports January 18, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“Duty air defense systems destroyed one unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Moscow region and one was intercepted over the territory of the Leningrad region,” the defense department said in a statement. No details provided.
According to Fontanka, residents of houses on the alluvial territories of Vasilievsky Island around this time heard a loud sound, the origin of which remains unclear. Petersburgers discussed this on social networks. In particular, cotton was heard on Golovin Boulevard, on Vadim Shefner Street and on Vilkitsky Boulevard.
“Tonight, air defense forces in the urban district of Podolsk repelled an attack by a drone flying towards Moscow. “According to preliminary data, there is no destruction or casualties at the site where the debris fell,” Sobyanin wrote.
The portal MSK1.RU published a recording in which the sound of an explosion was heard in Podolsk.
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