Drone attack on Moscow: Russian authorities reported 613 UAVs
From Wednesday evening through Thursday morning, October 29, 613 drones were reportedly flying toward Moscow and the Moscow Region. 231 drones were destroyed as they approached Moscow.
According to Censor.NET, Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of the Russian capital, made this statement on his Telegram channel.
According to Sobyanin, most of the drones were allegedly intercepted far outside the capital. Russian authorities have not provided independent confirmation of these figures.
Throughout the night, the mayor of Moscow repeatedly reported on drones allegedly shot down as they were heading toward the city. As of 5:00 a.m., he reported 109 such drones since the start of the day.
In his reports, Sobyanin also noted that emergency services were working at the sites where debris had fallen. However, Russian authorities did not report any specific consequences of the attack.
Moscow airports restricted operations due to the attack
Amid reports of the drone attack, Russian aviation authorities imposed restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures at "Vnukovo," "Domodedovo," and "Zhukovsky" airports.
The restrictions at Zhukovsky were later lifted, while flights at the other two airports were accepted and departed by special arrangement.
It was also reported that two planes flying from Turkey to Moscow were turned back due to restrictions at Vnukovo Airport.
According to the Telegram channel Astra, explosions were also heard near Naro-Fominsk and in the direction of the Kaluga region. There is no independent confirmation of all the circumstances of the attack or the reported number of drones.
