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Russian air defense systems shot down 105 Ukrainian drones overnight on May 22, including 35 intercepted over Moscow Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that all the drones were flying toward the Russian capital.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNUnknown drones hit Moscow: Chaos at airports as Russia scrambles emergency planUnidentified drones attacked the Russian capital, Moscow, on Wednesday, May 21. The city announced the Carpet plan, according to Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Russian Telegram channels. According to Sobyanin,
Ukraine pioneered the use of small drones on the battlefield. But in Russia’s Kursk region, Moscow’s fiber-optic cables helped turn the tide.
A flight carrying an Indian parliamentary delegation, led by DMK lawmaker Kanimozhi, experienced a 40-minute delay upon arrival in Moscow due to temporary airport closures. These closures were prompted by a series of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting the Russian capital,
Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's mayor, said on Wednesday that air defence forces had downed three drones en route to Russia's capital.
As of 5 p.m. local time, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed seven drones to be intercepted as they approached the Russian capital.