Drone attacks have increased in Russia since a drone was destroyed over the Kremlin in early May. Russian forces have taken down over a dozen Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow and the city of Sevastopol in the annexed Crimean peninsula. The attack on Moscow on Thursday is the latest in a series of Ukrainian drone raids deep inside Russian territory.
The defence ministry said that two drones flying in the direction of Moscow were destroyed, while 11 others were brought down near the city of Sevastopol. Two of the Ukrainian drones were hit by on-duty anti-aircraft defense equipment, while another nine were suppressed by electronic warfare and crashed in the Black Sea before reaching the target.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. The drone raid comes a day after Russia said it had shot down two Ukrainian combat drones deployed to attack Moscow, one near a major airport to the south of the Russian capital and one to the west of the city. Ukrainian air attacks inside Russia have increased since the first reported drone attack against the Kremlin was averted in early May.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned last month that "war" was coming to Russia, with the country's symbolic centers and military bases becoming targets. Russian drones destroyed a fuel depot in Ukraine's western Rivne region on Thursday, with no casualties from the attack.
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