Until recently, Moscow had rarely been a target of attacks over the course of the 18-month war in Ukraine.
Two drones flying near Moscow were shot down overnight, Russian officials said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be the third attempted attack near the Russian capital in recent days.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense blamed Ukraine for what it called an attempted “terrorist attack,” saying in a post on the Telegram messaging app that air defenses had destroyed the drones without casualties or damage.
One of the drones had been flying over the Domodedovo area on the southern outskirts of Moscow and the second was in the Minsk highway district to the west of the capital, the city’s mayor, Sergey S.
