Russian air defense intercepted a drone south of Moscow, with no reports of damage or casualties from falling debris. reported Reuters, quoted by BTA, referring to a statement by the capital's mayor Sergey Sobyanin early this morning.
He reported on his channel in the "Telegram" application that the drone aimed at Moscow was shot down over Podolsky District, south of the city. Emergency teams arrived promptly at the scene.
The governor of Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, Alexander Bogomaz, said in his turn that the Russian air defense had intercepted three Ukrainian drones last night, and there was no damage or casualties here either.
In another region bordering the Ukrainian territory - Belgorodsk, two Ukrainian drones were shot down, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
Reuters recalls that since the beginning of this year, Ukraine has carried out attacks on operational oil refineries in various regions of Russia, having damaged 15 percent of the capacity of Russian oil refineries. For these data, the agency refers to NATO statistics as of the beginning of April.
Reuters points out that in such a strike yesterday, a Ukrainian combat drone hit an oil refinery in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan after flying a record distance of 1,500 kilometers.