During the day on Thursday, June 18, Russian air defenses (air defense) eliminated 234 Ukrainian army drones (UAV) on Russian territory. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“During the day, from 7.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 234 Ukrainian drones,” the ministry’s publication in the Messenger said. Top.
The drones were shot down over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.
On June 18, the Ukrainian armed forces attempted to strike Moscow with approximately 194 drones. Air defense systems shot down the drones as they approached the capital. The attack, which occurred in the Moscow region, resulted in 17 people being injured. In Raminskoye, a 22-year-old man was injured in the abdomen, pelvis and limbs and was taken to the hospital. A 10-year-old girl was admitted to the Maternal and Child Health Center with injuries to her lower leg.
Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said that all victims would be provided with the necessary medical care. As a result of the drone attack, houses in the Moscow region were damaged, and a fire broke out in the Mega Belaya Dacha shopping center. The main thing about the most massive attack on the capital region in the last two years is in the material “Moscow Evening”.