According to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, the Russian air defense again repelled Ukrainian drones on Tuesday morning. Two drones were destroyed over the Moscow region, and another two crashed over the border region of Bryansk in the southwest of the country, the ministry said on Telegram. There were no deaths or injuries. Meanwhile, Moscow reported the destruction of a Ukrainian armed forces reconnaissance boat in the Black Sea.
In the Moscow region, two drones were destroyed over the city of Krasnogorsk and the settlement of Chastsy, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Tuesday night. Emergency services are on site.
Buildings and cars damaged
A high-rise building has been damaged in Krasnogorsk, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency services. The windows of several floors of the apartment building were broken. Several cars parked near the building were also damaged. However, according to initial information, there were no fatalities or injuries. The information could not be independently verified.
Ukrainian reconnaissance boat wrecked in the Black Sea
Russia, for its part, reported on Tuesday that the crew of a Russian fighter jet had destroyed a Ukrainian armed forces reconnaissance boat near Russian gas extraction facilities in the Black Sea. The fighter jet was a Su-30 machine, the Russian Defense Ministry told Telegram. The information could not be independently verified. Russia has been waging a war of aggression against its neighbor for eighteen months now.
Air traffic in Moscow has been affected
Flight operations at all three Moscow airports had been temporarily suspended or delayed earlier overnight, according to TASS. Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports are resuming air traffic after a short break. Vnukovo remained closed for now. The reason for the suspension of flight operations was not initially given.
Russia also repelled two Ukrainian drones near the Russian-occupied Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The two unmanned aerial vehicles crashed late Monday evening, about 40 kilometers northwest of Crimea, over the Black Sea.
Ukraine has repeatedly deployed drones in defense against the Russian invasion. The country has now been defending itself against the Russian war of aggression for eighteen months.
Source: Krone
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