Air defenses down another 15 drones flying toward Moscow

Military operation in UkraineAir defenses down another 15 drones flying toward Moscow A total of 35 UAVs have been destroyed on approach to the Russian capitalMOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Russian Defense Ministry air defenses downed another 15 drones flying toward Moscow, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. "Defense Ministry air defenses downed 15 UAVs flying toward Moscow. Emergency services specialists are working at the sites where debris fell," the mayor wrote on his Max channel. A total of 35 UAVs have been destroyed on approach to the Russian capital since the start of the day, according to TASS calculations based on Sobyanin’s posts. 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