Russian air defense shot down a small balloon in the Moscow region

Air defense was working in the Moscow region/Collage 24 Channel

On the evening of May 27, air defense work was heard in the Moscow region. Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the situation.

They reported that the air defense had shot down the “balloon”. At the same time, the governor of the Moscow region reported a different version. He announced a “Ukrainian drone”.

Statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense

On the evening of May 27 in Balashikha, near Moscow, the system ZRPK Pantsir-S2/C1 shot down a balloon.

Air defense systems destroyed a small-sized balloon over the territory of the Moscow region, the Russian Ministry of Defense wrote.

The Russians filmed an “unknown object” in Balashikha: watch the video

However, the governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, reported that the air defense system in Balashikha shot down the drone. Its debris allegedly fell on a private house. According to the occupier, people managed to evacuate and no one was injured. Russian operational services are working on the spot.

It is worth pointing out that after this incident the planes changed the directions of departures and landings at capital airports in the Moscow region.

Explosions in Lugansk

That same evening, almost simultaneously with the Moscow region, explosions occurred in Lugansk. It is not yet known what the target was, but footage of the fire is already being actively published online. that arose in the city.

It is interesting that local media reported that explosions were heard as far away as Stanitsa Luganskaya. Meanwhile, the Russians are expected to report supposedly on the work of the air defense.