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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said this morning that over the past two days, about 250 drones had been destroyed “on direct approaches” to the city and “on the second line towards Moscow.”
Shortly after this message, Sobyanin published several new posts – each of which reported the destruction of one or more drones. As of the time of publishing this article, according to Sobyanin, since the beginning of the day, 54 drones heading towards Moscow have been shot down.
In turn, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported this morning that 53 drones were destroyed over the Moscow region last night. Rosaviatsia suspended operations at Moscow’s air hub airports for approximately two hours overnight.
To date, the largest drone strike on Moscow was recorded on March 11, 2025, and Sobyanin then reported 74 drones destroyed. As a result of this attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Moscow region, three civilians were killed and nearly twenty people were injured. At least two drones – in Moscow and Ramenskoye – hit residential buildings, starting fires.
Unlike last year’s attack, the consequences of which were actively discussed on social networks, this time there is practically no evidence of a large-scale raid. Neither Sobyanin (who first reported the attack on Saturday) nor the Defense Ministry released any photos or videos.
how Orientation The interest of the “Agency” and Mash and Shoot channels, which are close to the security forces, in reference to the local population today At night He wrote about explosions and drone sounds in different areas of the region – in Dubna, Odintsovo, Podolsk and Korolev. In none of these cases were the posts supported by photos or videos. There were also no collective posts from residents of the region on social networks.
The alleged attack occurred several days after Russian authorities blocked the Internet in Moscow. Since the beginning of last week, city residents have been complaining about communications outages, especially in the city center. The reason for this, RBC wrote, citing sources, is to test blocking sites that are not included in the “white lists.”
The Russian authorities explain the Internet shutdown as “security measures” and, above all, the need to combat drones. On March 11, Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov explained the unprecedented ban in Moscow by using “more technological measures” to combat attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces. He said the closures would continue “as long as additional measures are needed to ensure safety.”
Kyiv has not commented on the alleged massive drone attacks on Moscow.
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War in pictures. The tanker “Arctic Metagas”
The Russian tanker Arctic Metagas, which is under Western sanctions and part of Russia’s shadow fleet, crashed off the coast of Libya in early March. All crew members were rescued. The Russian authorities stated that the tanker was attacked by Ukrainian unmanned boats. There is no independent confirmation of this version. The tanker is currently drifting off the coast of Malta. Up to 700 tons of fuel can remain on board.
War through the eyes of Medusa readers
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Nastasja (Czech Republic). I have been living in the Czech Republic for more than 15 years. Because of work, I know a lot of Ukrainians. I work in the main bus station building, and it is difficult to describe in words the feelings I felt when I saw the crowded waiting rooms, my eyes full of fear, and complete confusion. For the first two weeks, I cried as soon as I walked by. I silently hugged my friends and acquaintances.
Then a wave of hatred towards the Russian passport began. I accepted that even though no one asked me about my position or wondered who supports Putin’s regime and the invasion of Ukraine and lives half his life in another country? We left a long time ago, and not a good life. My child was born here, and his father lives in Moscow. At the height of hatred towards Russians, I was seriously thinking about returning to Moscow, because in the Czech Republic it was unsafe – primarily for children. The refugees did not mince words about the Russians, and explained to the children that we, as a whole, were evil as a nation. But what did my child, who was born in the Czech Republic and always grew up in a tolerant society, do to you? How can I explain to my seven-year-old son that children from Ukraine are not evil, they are just afraid? Every day new classmates would tell my child that he didn’t matter.
Now my child’s best friend is Ukrainian. His family arrived in 2022 from Odessa. I try not to read the news. Just waiting for this to all be over so we can quietly mourn everyone who is no longer here. We can embrace those we have quarreled with, even if we disagree. We will definitely go to Ukraine to plant trees when this is all over.