Air defenses continue to repel attack on Moscow, down ten more drones

MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defenses continue to repel an attack on Moscow as ten more drones have been shot down, the city’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.

"The Defense Ministry’s air defense units continue to repel attacks involving unmanned vehicles; ten more drones have been destroyed. Minor damage was recorded at the sites where debris came down. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties," he wrote on Max.

Response teams are working at the sites, the mayor added.

According to Sobyanin, 74 drones flying towards Moscow have been destroyed since midnight on Sunday.

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