Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack near Moscow

Russia’s defense ministry said on Monday it had thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack over the Istrinsky district in the Moscow region, with no casualties reported.

At around 6:50, another drone was suppressed by means of electronic warfare and crashed near the settlement of Pokrovskoye in the Ruzsky district.

"On 21 August at 08:16 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an aircraft-type drone was foiled," the ministry said in a Telegram message.

In recent weeks, two drone attacks were repelled over Moscow’s financial district, each causing minor damage to the facades of high-rise buildings. In May, drones were shot down near the Kremlin.