Main points
- On the night of June 9, Russia was attacked by drones in various regions, including Moscow, where two drones were shot down and airports were closed.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the downing of 86 Ukrainian UAVs in 9 regions, including 23 drones in the Kursk region, where there were casualties.
- Explosions were heard in the Moscow region and other regions, and monitoring Telegram channels noted the wide geography of the attacks.
Attack on Kursk Region / Collage 24 Channel
While Russia terrorized Ukraine with drones and missiles, it itself did not sleep peacefully. A UAV attack was reported on the night of June 9 in a number of regions of the aggressor country, in particular in Moscow.
According to Russian authorities, two drones were shot down near Moscow at night, although airports had to be closed because of this. This was reported by 24 Kanal, citing the BBC and Russian Telegram channels.
Russia attacked by drones at night
The Russian Defense Ministry reported the “shooting down” of 86 Ukrainian UAVs in 9 regions of Russia. Among them, Moscow Region – 4 UAVs. The most active was in Kursk Region, where as many as 23 drones were allegedly shot down.
Around midnight, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on social media that two drones heading to the city had been destroyed. According to him, the debris fell somewhere, and the relevant services are currently working there.
Because of this, Rosaviatsia temporarily suspended operations at Sheremetyevo Airport, and previously twice restricted flights at Kaluga Airport.
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Also, the governor of the Smolensk region Vasily Anokhin stated that two drones were shot down over the region, assuring that no one was hurt and there was no damage.
Officially, the Russian authorities are, to put it mildly, reserved in their assessments of the consequences of UAV strikes on their territory. However, local Telegram news channels present the opposite picture.
Thus, two explosions were reported in Zelenograd, near Moscow. In the Moscow region, up to 10 explosions were heard. Explosions were also heard in the cities of Tula, Aleksin, and the Ryazan region.
In the Kursk region, it seems, Russian air defense was not as successful as the Russian Defense Ministry likes to write. Two casualties were reported.
In Kursk region, UAVs probably hit an agricultural enterprise: watch the video
Telegram monitoring channels report a wider geography of attacks. “Radar across Russia” recorded the downing of a drone near Tula, and “Radar.ru” reported loud explosions in Lipetsk. Both resources warned of an air threat in several other regions of Russia.
