Authorities in the Moscow-region town of Kotelniki have refused to disclose the locations of local civil defense shelters, saying the information will be released only “during mobilization and in wartime,” and claiming air alerts can “contribute to the panic.” According to the Russian outlet Daily Storm on Thursday, authorities responded hours after after Ukrainian drones struck Kotelniki and other parts of the Moscow region overnight. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Residents say they received no official guidance on where to shelter during the attack. Local authorities have argued that air alerts are “extreme” measure rather than a routine one, and maintained that sirens should sound only when there is a direct threat to life. Such warnings, they said, could provoke panic and cause people to run into the street during an air attack – which is prohibited as it increases the risk of injury. As reported by United24Media, the reluctance of disclosing shelter information stands in contrast with the region’s recent practice: on June 2, Moscow region authorities issued an unprecedented emergency drone-threat warning that sent mobile alerts to residents. Record number of strikes on Russia Ukraine carried out what may be its largest drone attack on Moscow to date on Thursday, targeting key infrastructure across the capital and surrounding region. Russian authorities said 194 drones were intercepted near the city, with multiple sites still being hit, forcing the Red Square to close and disrupting traffic.