On the morning of November 26, an aircraft-type drone tried to attack the Smolensk region, regional governor Vasily Anokhin reported on his Telegram channel. He noted that the attack was prevented by the forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense and electronic warfare. Initially, no one was hurt.
This morning, air defense and electronic warfare forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Smolensk region suppressed an attack by an aircraft-type UAV. According to preliminary data, no victims. Emergency services are on site. I ask you to refrain from distributing photo and video materials with drones on social networks,” Anahoin clarified.
Prior to this, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over the past night 11 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over four regions of Russia. In particular, UAVs were shot down over the territories of the Moscow, Tula, Kaluga and Bryansk regions.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also stated that on the night of November 26, several Ukrainian drones tried to attack the capital. According to him, Russian air defense systems shot down drones in the Naro-Fominsk area, in the Odintsovo and Ramensky urban districts. According to preliminary information, there was no damage or casualties as a result of falling UAV debris.