Sobyanin showed a map of attacks by almost 10 thousand UAVs on the Moscow region
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin published an infographic of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to which from September 1 to October 5, 9,994 drones were sent towards the Moscow region, most of which were shot down by air defense.
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Why It Matters
Regular drone attacks on Russian regions during the ongoing armed conflict.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin showed a video with a map of attacks by almost 10 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) on the Moscow region from September 1 to October 5. He published the video on Telegram.
The infographic shows that the drones were flying towards Moscow and the Moscow region from the eastern part of Ukraine through the Bryansk, Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kursk, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula and Tambov regions, as well as over the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.
According to the mayor of Moscow, in just over a month the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 9,994 drones towards the Moscow region. Most of the drones were destroyed by air defense systems at distant borders. 862 aircraft were shot down on approach to Moscow.
Open Questions
- What was the damage from the downed drones?
- Were different types of UAVs used?
