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Russia claims destruction of 73 Ukrainian drones, including three targeting Moscow, with operations at nearby airports briefly suspended.
(Reuters) -Russian air defences destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three heading for Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said on Friday.
Most of the drones were downed over Russia's southwestern regions, including 31 over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, writing on Telegram, made no mention of casualties or damage, but said emergency services were examining the area where drone fragments fell to the ground.
The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly ordered the suspension of operations at two airports near the capital, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, but services were later resumed.
Operations were halted well after midnight at a third Moscow airport, Vnukovo before being reinstated by the morning.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine about the attacks. Kyiv says that its strikes inside Russia are necessary to destroy infrastructure key to Moscow's efforts in its war against Ukraine, now in its fourth year.
(Reporting by Ronald Popeski and Lidia Kelly; Editing by Sandra Maler, Matthew Lewis and Saad Sayeed)
Russia's defense ministry stated that they destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Most drones were intercepted over Russia's southwestern regions, particularly 31 over the Bryansk region.
The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly suspended operations at two airports near Moscow due to the drone threat.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine regarding the attacks, but Kyiv has stated that its strikes are necessary for its war efforts.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned that emergency services were examining the area where drone fragments had fallen, but he did not report any casualties or damage.
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