Russia says it has shot down two Ukrainian drones near Moscow. On the other hand, kyiv accuses the Kremlin of a missile attack on Donetsk.
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, has announced that the Russian armed forces shot down in the early hours of this Wednesday two Ukrainian combat drones in the metropolitan area that “tried to reach the city.”
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According to the state agency Tass, the mayor said on Telegram that “both drones were shot down by air defense systems, one in the Domodedovo area and one in the vicinity of the Minskoye highway. No injuries have been reported.”
Sobyanin had used that same social network to report two weeks ago alleged drone attacks that affected buildings in the financial district of the Russian capital.
kyiv advance and missile strikes
Separately, Ukraine has built on retaken positions in the south of the country to advance towards the Azov Sea coast as Russian forces try to expand their gains in the east, where a bombardment Ukraine blames on Russia left off on Monday. overnight at least seven dead and more than 80 injured in the city of Pokrovsk, in the eastern Donetsk region, which is partially occupied by Russia.
Ukrainian authorities accuse the Kremlin of hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles: the first to lure people to the scene and the second to attack them. Most of the injured are policemen, rescuers and soldiers who rushed to help residents.
And in Odessa, despite recent missile attacks, there are still more than 120,000 displaced Ukrainians seeking temporary refuge after falling victim to attacks in Russian-occupied territories.
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