Russia said it thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and its region at around 4:00 am local time, destroying the drone through electronic warfare. The drone crashed into an uninhabited area with no casualties or damage reported.
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Russia said it had thwarted Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and its region on Sunday, Aug. 20
At around 4:00 am (0100 GMT), an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by drone on infrastructure in Moscow and the Moscow region was thwarted
The Moscow-bound drone was destroyed by electronic warfare and crashed into an uninhabited area after losing control, the ministry added, reporting no victims or damage
Drone and missile attacks on Russian territory have grown more frequent over the last few months
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