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Russian Defenses Eliminate Drone Trying to Fly Over Moscow

© Sputnik / Alexey MaishevAn aerial view shows Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.
An aerial view shows Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 11.08.2023
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Russia's air defense system has shot down the drone, that ploted to fly over Moscow.
Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin said on Friday that a drone attempted to fly over the city, but was downed by the air defense system,
"A drone attempted to fly over the city. The air defense system eliminated it. No one was injured when debris fell ... There was no serious damage. Emergency services are working on the spot," Sobyanin on Telegram.
Later, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the drone belonged to Ukraine. It was suppressed by means of electronic warfare and crashed in a forest area in the west of the capital.

"This afternoon, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an unmanned aerial vehicle on a facility in Moscow was thwarted," the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier on Friday, the emergency services told Sputnik that the Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed, tentatively, due to a drone. The Moscow Vnukovo airport confirmed to Sputnik that it had introduced restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft on Friday morning, adding that some flights were redirected to other air harbors.
But later on the day, the press service of the airport told Sputnik, that flight restrictions had been lifted. The airport is operating normally.
A general view shows the Soviet era skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment of the Moskva river, Foreign ministry headquarters, Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow, the Christ the Savior cathedral and the Kremlin, with the Moscow International Business Centre, also known as Moskva-City, seen in te background, in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik India, 1920, 09.08.2023
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