The key facts
- Air defense shot down 25 drones flying toward Moscow since the start of the day
- Emergency services specialists have been dispatched to the sites where debris fell
- On the evening of October 28, 47 drones were shot down on approach to Moscow
Another attack on Moscow
Since the start of the day, Russia's Ministry of Defense air defense forces have destroyed 25 more drones flying toward Moscow. This was reported by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on his channel in the Max messenger (the message is quoted by Life.ru). After the drones were destroyed, emergency services specialists were dispatched to the sites where debris fell: they will survey the areas and eliminate the possible consequences of the attack.
Scale of the attack and its consequences
The new attack on the capital began on the evening of October 28: at that time, the military shot down 47 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on approach to Moscow, and no consequences on the ground were reported. Thus, the total number of drones shot down over 24 hours exceeded 70 — 47 in the evening and 25 later, according to the mayor. The published reports did not mention any casualties in Moscow itself.
