LONDON — In one of the largest exchanges of drone attacks since the Russia-Ukraine war began, dozens were shot down in Russia and Ukraine in overnight assaults, officials in both countries said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said Wednesday they shot down more than 50 Ukrainian long-range drones over various regions, including nearly a dozen around Moscow.
The drones over Moscow were shot down Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, local time, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
Sobyanin said some of the drones were destroyed in the region surrounding Moscow, brought down by the city’s layered air defense.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces shot down 50 Shahed drones and subdued 16 others in a prolonged attack — the longest drone assault since the start of the full-scale — officials in Ukraine said.
Ten drones were shot down around Kyiv, according to Maj. Gen. Anatoliy Barhylevych, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces.
The drone assault lasted for 16 hours, from 10 p.m. Tuesday till 2 p.m. Wednesday local time, he said.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv warned in an alert Wednesday to American citizens in Ukraine that “during the next several days and through the weekend there is an increased risk of both nighttime and daytime Russian drone and missile attacks.”
LONDON — Dozens of drones were shot down in Russia and Ukraine during the course of overnight attacks, in one of the biggest drone exchanges since the start of the conflict, according to officials in both nations.
Nearly a dozen of the long-range drones from Ukraine were shot down by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, over 50 of which were shot down over different regions.
As per Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, the drones overtook the city on Tuesday night and continued as of Wednesday morning.
Videos that were posted online but were not verified showed explosions over Russia. According to Sobyanin, part of the drones in the vicinity of Moscow were shot down by the city’s multi-layered air defense system.
The attack in Russia has not yet been addressed by Ukrainian authorities.
Meanwhile, officials in Ukraine reported that during a protracted drone assault, which was the longest since the beginning of the full-scale, Ukrainian forces shot down 50 Shahed drones and captured 16 others.
According to Maj, ten drones were shot down near Kiev. Chief Gen. The head of the Ukrainian armed forces, Anatoliy Barhylevych. The 16-hour drone attack began at 10 p.m. M. Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. me. local time on Wednesday, he stated.
Regarding the attack in Ukraine, Russian officials have not yet provided a statement.
The USA. s. US nationals residing in Ukraine were alerted on Wednesday by the US Embassy in Kyiv that “there is an increased risk of both nighttime and daytime Russian drone and missile attacks during the next several days and through the weekend.”. ****.
