A large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attack has reportedly been carried out on Russia's Moscow region, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, APA reports.
According to him, Russian air defense forces shot down 163 unmanned aerial vehicles approaching the capital. A total of 630 UAVs were reportedly heading towards the Moscow region.
During the attack, two people were injured in the Voronovo district of New Moscow. The injured are receiving necessary medical assistance.
In addition, it was announced that Russia's city of Lipetsk had also been attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles.
Governor of the Lipetsk region Igor Artamonov said that a man was injured and hospitalized as a result of the attack.
According to him, debris from the downed UAVs damaged the facades and windows of residential buildings, as well as the building of a polyclinic located on Merkulov Street.
It was noted that the polyclinic was closed at the time of the incident and that there were no people inside the building.
Emergency service personnel are working in the areas where UAV debris fell.
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