Large Number of Drones Intercepted Around Moscow, Multiple Areas in Ukraine Under Airstrikes

Xinhua News Agency Moscow/Kiev, October 29 - The Mayor of Moscow, Sobyanin, stated on social media on the 29th that a large number of Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed near the city of Moscow during the night of the 28th to the morning of the 29th local time. On the same day, Ukraine reported multiple airstrikes by Russian forces.

Sobyanin said that from 8:30 PM on the 28th to 7:00 AM on the 29th, a total of 613 drones headed towards the Moscow region, marking one of the largest drone attacks since October began. The vast majority of the drones were destroyed at long range by Russian air defense systems, while the rest were intercepted as they approached the city of Moscow.

According to previous information released by Sobyanin, the areas surrounding Moscow have experienced multiple drone attacks since October. From the 21st to the 22nd, 630 drones headed towards the Moscow region, and aside from those intercepted at long range, 163 were destroyed as they approached the city of Moscow.

The Mayor of Dnipro, Boris Filatov, posted on social media on the 29th that a train in Dnipro was attacked by Russian drones. According to Ukrainian sources, as of around 11:30 AM on the 29th, the incident had resulted in 13 deaths and at least 5 injuries.

Vitaly Kiyakovich, the head of the military administration of Poltava Oblast, stated on the 29th that a residential building in Kremenchuk city in the oblast was attacked by drones, resulting in 2 deaths and 1 injury as of that morning.

Mikhail Semikin, the head of the military administration appointed by Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, said that on the 29th, Russian forces attacked a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, resulting in 1 death and 3 injuries. The military administration of Chernihiv city in northern Ukraine stated on social media that as of the morning of the 29th, Russian attacks had resulted in 9 injuries in the city, including 2 children.