Russia Says It Downs Five Ukrainian Drones South of Moscow

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Russia said its air defenses seized five Ukrainian drones south of Moscow in less than an hour on Friday.

The Defense Ministry said four were destroyed in the Kaluga region and a fifth inside the Moscow region.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said fragments of a drone fell in the town of Podolsk, but there were no reports of casualties.

On Thursday, Ukraine said Russia had fired nearly 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Iranian-made Shahed drones at targets in Ukraine in the 22-month war.