Three airports in the Russian capital had to temporarily close; at least one person was injured and two houses were set on fire in the town of Ramenskoye
This Sunday (10), the Defense Ministry reported, in the biggest attack on the Russian capital since the start of the conflict in 2022. The attack, which forced the temporary closure of three Moscow airports, injured a woman from 52 years old and set fire to two houses in the town of Ramenskoye, according to authorities. While the Ukrainian capital, , is a regular target of massive Russian drone and missile attacks, attacks on Moscow are much less frequent.
The Ministry of Defense reported that Russian anti-aircraft defense shot down a total of 70 Ukrainian drones between 04:00 GMT and 07:00 GMT (01:00 and 04:00 in Brasilia) in six regions, including 34 in the Moscow region. According to authorities, the drones were mainly targeting the districts of Ramenskoye and Domodedovo, south of Moscow. The governor of the capital region, Andrei Vorobyov, said on Sunday that the drone strike had been “massive” and that the injured woman had been hospitalized with “burns to her face, neck and hands.”
The Russian Defense Ministry previously said it shot down a total of 23 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk, Rostov, Belgorod and Kursk regions, all of which border Ukraine and where drone strikes are most frequent. Ukraine claims its attacks, often targeting energy facilities, are a response to Russian bombing on its territory since the start of Moscow’s offensive in February 2022.
Published by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from AFP
