Russia's Defense Ministry has said that it has intercepted five Ukrainian drones near Moscow today in what it called a "terrorist" attack.
In a Telegram statement, Russia's Defense Ministry said that it has thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to carry out a "terrorist" attack using five unmanned aerial vehicles against targets near the capital.
Four of the UAVS were intercepted by air defenses in the New Moscow region..
While a fifth was "suppressed by electronic warfare" and crashed in Odintsovo district.
Following the drone attack, , Moscow's mayor said that the alleged attempted attack forced Vnukovo airport, one of four airports serving the capital, to divert flights.
Six flights were diverted from the airport due to "technical issues,".
No casualties or damage resulted from the drone interceptions.
Russia said that Kyiv’s attempt to attack an area where civilian infrastructure is located, including the airport, which incidentally also receives foreign flights, is yet another act of terrorism.
There was no immediate comment from Kyiv.
Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.
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