Air defenses shoot down seven more drones headed for Moscow

Air defenses shoot down seven more drones headed for Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that emergency services specialists are working at the sites where the debris fellMOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Russian air defenses have repelled an attack by seven more drones heading toward Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on his Max channel. "Seven drones heading toward Moscow have been destroyed. Emergency services specialists are working at the sites where the debris fell," the statement said. Since the beginning of the day, Sobyanin has reported the destruction of 15 UAVs. 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