
Ukraine Attacks Moscow With Drone Strikes on Capital, Russian Officials Say
Published on August 21, 2024
Russian officials on Wednesday said that Moscow came under one of the largest drone strikes on the nation’s capital since the war started in 2022. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote on social media that 10 Ukrainian attack drones were destroyed by Russian air defenses. No damage or injuries were reported. “This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow with drones ever,” the mayor said in his statement, according to a translation. “We continue to monitor the situation.” He added that the “layered defense of Moscow that was created made it possible to successfully repel all the attacks from the enemy UAVs,” referring to unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones....
