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At least ten UAVs were shot down while approaching the Russian capital overnight One of the incoming UAVs has hit a residential high-rise near the Russian capital
Russian air defenses thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow during the night, according to the city’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin. Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties or damage on the ground. Russian air defenses thwarted a Ukrainian attack on Moscow during the night, intercepting over a dozen incoming UAVs, according to the city’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin. However, at least one drone damaged a residential building, according to the official.
The first UAV was intercepted in the Lyubertsy district on the outskirts of the Russian capital, the official stated on Telegram around 2:30am on Tuesday. Fifteen minutes later, Sobyanin reported that two more drones were shot down in the Ramensky district southeast of Moscow. He noted that falling debris did not cause any casualties or damage, stating that emergency services were working at the sites. The first UAV was intercepted in the Lyubertsy district on the outskirts of the Russian capital, Sobyanin wrote on Telegram around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Minutes later, he reported that two more drones were shot down in the Ramensky district southeast of Moscow. According to the official, falling debris did not cause casualties or damage on the ground.
Four additional drones were intercepted in the Podolsk district south of the capital, Sobyanin added in a follow-up post at 3:10am local time. By 4am, the official reported two more drones were downed in the Domodedovo district, as well as another one in the Ramensky.  Four additional drones were intercepted in the Podolsk district south of the capital, Sobyanin added in a follow-up post at 3:10 a.m. local time. By 4 a.m., he reported that two more drones had been downed in the Domodedovo district.
Several more hostile targets were detected and intercepted over the Ramensky district in the following hour, but one of them triggered a fire around “floors 11-12 of an apartment building,” according to Sobyanin. The official stated that emergency services are working at the scene and have yet to confirm the extent of the damage.
The incursion by the UAVs led to multiple flight delays at Moscow’s Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, and Domodedovo airports, according to media reports.The incursion by the UAVs led to multiple flight delays at Moscow’s Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, and Domodedovo airports, according to media reports.
The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to confirm the scale of the latest attack. However, according to Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz, at least 59 drones were intercepted or shot down over Bryansk Region alone.  The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to confirm the scale of the latest attack. However, according to Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz, at least 59 drones were intercepted or shot down over Bryansk Region alone.
On September 1, Ukraine launched a large-scale attack on Russian territory, resulting in a total of 158 drones being shot down or intercepted, according to the Defense Ministry. Moscow was also targeted in that attack, with seven drones shot down over the Moscow Region and two more above the capital itself at that time. On September 1, Ukraine launched a large-scale attack on Russian territory, with a total of 158 drones shot down or intercepted, according to the Defense Ministry. Moscow was also targeted in that attack, with seven drones shot down over the Moscow Region and two more above the capital itself at that time.