Six Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow

7/7/2025 6:04

Russian air defence units downed six

Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow on Sunday, mayor Sergei

Sobyanin said.



Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said

specialists were examining fragments of the drones near the

Russian capital. He made no mention of damage or casualties.



The governor of Leningrad region outside Russia's second

largest city, St Petersburg, said two drones had been downed,

with no damage or casualties noted.



Rosaviatsiya, Russia's civil aviation authority, reported

temporary airport closures in the two cities and other regional

centres and said dozens of flights had been delayed.



Officials in Russian regions reported later in the evening

that seven drones had been destroyed over central Oryol, three

over Smolensk in the west and four over Tver region, northwest

of Moscow.



Russia's Defence Ministry had earlier reported that 39

Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over a 5-1/2

hour period into the afternoon, mostly in central Russia or near

the Ukrainian border.



The ministry said its air defence units had downed 120

Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly in regions bordering Ukraine.