A drone has tried to attack Moscow, as per Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
“Today around 11 AM, there was an attempt to breach Moscow with a drone. It was destroyed by air defence systems on its approach. The servicemen did a good job,” he wrote.
Airspace over Moscow’s Vnukovo airport temporarily closed due to drone threat
A drone has tried to attack Moscow, as per Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
“Today around 11 AM, there was an attempt to breach Moscow with a drone. It was destroyed by air defence systems on its approach. The servicemen did a good job,” he wrote.
According to Telegram channel Baza, a 77-year-old resident of Podolsk allegedly sustained shrapnel wounds to his arm as a result of the drone debris falling down in the Moscow-region city. Two other residents later asked for medical help — a 46-year-old man ended up with a thermal burn on his forearm, while a 65-year-old woman’s “hypertonic illness worsened due to the stress”. Both of them refused hospitalisation, as per Mash.
Earlier, Telegram channel Mash reported that the Kovyor plan had been introduced in the Vnukovo airport. This plan is declared when suspicious objects are detected in the sky. According to the Telegram channel, 11 departing flights and 15 arriving flights were temporarily delayed.
Russia’s Defence Ministry has also confirmed the reports about the shot down drone. The ministry said that the UAV had been destroyed in Moscow’s Podolsk district, no casualties or damages were reported.
Telegram channel Baza reports that the drone debris fell down on a children’s playground.
Telegram channel 112 has posted photos of the alleged drone debris.
Russia’s state news agency reports that at 11:55 AM (Moscow time) the airspace over the Vnukovo airport was opened.
Flightradar24 previously said that no planes were in the airspace above Vnukovo. According to the airport’s online board, at least 21 flights were delayed and two cancelled.
Photo: Flightradar24
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