08:30 a.m.: Russia says it has shot down seven drones near Moscow and in Crimea
Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region and six others heading towards the annexed Crimean peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
One of the drones was intercepted at 1:45 a.m. in the Istrinsky district of the Moscow region, the ministry said on Telegram. “According to preliminary information, there is no damage or casualties at the site where the debris fell,” said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, also on Telegram.
Two Ukrainian drones were also destroyed around 1:15 a.m. on the west coast of Crimea, then four others 30 minutes later above the east and northwest coasts of the peninsula, according to the Ministry of Defense.