Drones Launch Massive Attack On Moscow And The Moscow Region
- 11.03.2025, 13:22
There are no immediate reports of casualties.
On the night of March 11, Russians heard the sounds of explosions. Drones launched a massive attack on Moscow, the Moscow region, Ryazan, and Kursk.
RBC-Ukraine reports citing Russian Telegram channels.
There is information that a military facility could have been attacked in Ryazan, and airports in Moscow were closed.
Closure of airports in Moscow and sounds of explosions in the Moscow region
At about 03:30 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that the air defense forces had allegedly destroyed 6 drones in the Ramensky urban district.
At 04:24 local time, Rosaviatsia announced that temporary restrictions had been imposed on the operation of the Moscow Zhukovsky Airport to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights. After a while, the list was expanded to include Domodedovo Airport and Strigino (the second airport in the city of Nizhny Novgorod).
After that, Sobyanin reported that 4 more UAVs were shot down in the urban districts of Domodedovo and Ramenskoye. But at 04:13, the "Ostorozhno Novosti" channel claims that 11 drones have already been shot down.
Attack on Moscow
Unknown drones continued to attack the Moscow region and Moscow in the morning, resulting in a number of damages. In particular:
Around 5 a.m., a drone flew into a multi-story building in Ramenskoye. There is a fire in the apartment on the top floor. No casualties at the moment;
drones damaged several high-rise buildings in Vidnoye. In the roof of one of them, a drone punched a big hole;
one of the UAVs crashed into a private house in the cottage village of Vysoky Bereg;
the wreckage of one of the drones damaged a multi-storey house on Domodedovskaya Street in Moscow;
in Domodedovo, the wreckage of a drone fell on the Miratorg parking lot. A strong fire broke out there, more than 20 cars were damaged;
The UAV wreckage fell in the area of the Domodedovo railway station, damaging part of the canvas. In this regard, there is no movement of trains to Moscow and the region on this section.
In addition, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that the air defense allegedly shot down 69 drones that flew towards the capital of the Russian Federation.
It is also known that Sheremetyevo (Moscow region) and Vnukovo (Moscow) airports are closed for the reception and departure of aircraft.
Drone attack on Ryazan
As of 04:11 Kyiv time, the SHOT channel wrote that from 10 to 17 explosions were heard over the city of Ryazan in the Diaghilevo district. Before that, according to the Russians, they heard the characteristic sound of a drone flight.
Soon, the ASTRA channel also wrote about the sounds of explosions in Ryazan. Referring to the words of residents, it was claimed that drones were attacking the Diaghilevo military airfield. However, there was no official information about the consequences of the attack.
Sounds of explosions in the Kursk region
Since the onset of the new day, Russians have complained about the sounds of explosions in Kursk and Kurchatov in the Kursk region. In the second case, it was alleged that the wreckage of one of the UAVs fell to the ground, resulting in a fire (probably only a fragment of the drone was burning).