Moscow bans drone flights

Moscow has introduced a ban on flying UAVs. From now on, the use of drones will require permission from government authorities.

Source: Sergey Sobyanin, the Mayor of Moscow, on Telegram

Quote from Sobyanin: "This decision was made to prevent the unauthorised use of UAVs, which can complicate the work of the law enforcement agencies."

Details: At the same time, Sobyanin issued a reminder that under Russian law, the unauthorised launch of a UAV is supposedly a criminal offence that gives rise to administrative and criminal liability.

Background: On 3 May, the Kremlin’s press service claimed that Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles had "attempted to launch an attack" on "the Kremlin residence of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia".

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