Air defenses down dozens of drones over Moscow Region cities — governor

Military operation in UkraineAir defenses down dozens of drones over Moscow Region cities — governor Information on casualties is being verifiedMOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. Air defenses intercepted and destroyed several dozen drones in the skies over cities in the Moscow Region, Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported. "Air defenses destroyed several dozen drones over Domodedovo, Podolsk, Ramenskoye, and Kolomna," the regional head wrote in a post on his Max channel. At the same time, according to him, a drone crashed into an apartment building in Chekhov. "A drone crashed into an apartment building in Chekhov. All emergency and response services are on the scene. Information on casualties is being verified," Vorobyov noted. 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