Moscow drone interceptions rise to 161, mayor says

interfax.ru (Russian) —

The number of drones shot down on approach to Moscow has increased to 161, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Air defense forces neutralized an additional 39 unmanned aerial vehicles targeting the city. The announcement was made by the mayor, citing the Ministry of Defense's air defense systems. This new figure represents a significant escalation in the number of intercepted drones during the incident. The report comes from Interfax, a major Russian news agency. The information was published on its website, which notes that all content is for personal use only.


With a significance score of 2.5, this news ranks in the top 17% of today's 32708 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: