A view reveals a broken condo constructing in a residential advanced in south-western Moscow on Might 29, 2025, following a reported Ukrainian drone assault.
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A Ukrainian drone assault focusing on Moscow pressured the closure of two of the important thing airports serving the capital, Russian authorities stated early on Sunday.
Russia air defence models destroyed 9 Ukrainian drones heading in the direction of Moscow by 0400 GMT, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated on the Telegram messaging app.
Emergency companies had been dispatched to the websites the place drone particles fell within the in a single day assault, Sobyanin stated. He didn’t report any rapid harm.
A Ukrainian drone assault additionally sparked a short-lived hearth on the Azot chemical plant within the Tula area, injuring two individuals, and 7 drones had been destroyed over the Kaluga area, regional governors stated. Each areas border the Moscow area to the south of the capital.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the experiences. There was no rapid remark from Ukraine.
Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia stated on Telegram that to make sure air security it was halting flights on the Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.
Russia and Ukraine have elevated their assaults in current weeks whereas additionally returning to peace talks for the primary time for the reason that early days of the warfare that Russia launched towards Ukraine in February 2022.
