The mayor of Moscow spoke about the arrangement of the airport in Orel to intercept drones

The Moscow authorities, together with the Ministry of Defense, are able to equip air defense positions in a day to intercept drones. This was stated by the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, at a speech on the Day of Workers of the Municipal Economy Complex, writes RIA News”.

The head of Moscow added that in Orel they had not yet completed the arrangement of the airport for interceptors, as the day before yesterday one of the helicopters shot down a drone that was flying towards the capital.

Over the past weeks, the Moscow authorities have been making new air defense facilities within a day at the request of the Ministry of Defense, Sobyanin noted. “Sometimes, before the asphalt has cooled down, the missiles are already working, which shoot down flying drones,” he said. According to him, a lot has been done in the capital this year to defend Moscow from drones.

On the morning of August 31, Russian air defense systems destroyed a drone flying in the direction of Moscow in the Voskresensky district.

On the night of August 30, seven regions of Russia were subjected to a mass attack by drones. In particular, one drone was destroyed in the Moscow region. The drone was shot down in the Ruza district. There were no casualties or damage. On August 28, a drone flying towards Moscow was destroyed in the Lyubertsy region. As a result, no one was hurt either.

Earlier, 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.”