Sobyanin announced a drone shot down in the Istra region

Air defense systems (air defense) destroyed a drone at night in the Istra district of the Moscow region, informed Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on his Telegram channel.

“Tonight, air defense forces destroyed a drone on approach to Moscow in the Istra district. There were no previous casualties or damage. Emergency services are on the scene,” he wrote.

About the drone also reported Ministry of Defense of Russia. “August 26, at about 03:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects in Moscow and the Moscow Region was thwarted,” the ministry said in a statement. The defense department also confirms that the drone was shot down in the Istra region.

“RIA Novosti” with reference to the data “Yandex. Schedules» reportedthat on the night of August 25-26, about 24 flights were delayed at Moscow airports, eight were canceled. In particular, as of 03:21 Moscow time, 14 flights were delayed at Vnukovo and four canceled, two flights were delayed at Domodedovo and four canceled, and eight flights were delayed at Sheremetyevo.

On August 25, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian air defense systems are working effectively against drone attacks. He urged to remember that the activity on the Ukrainian side is aimed at residential buildings and facilities, so it is not always possible to “avoid some minor damage.”