Two drones downed near Moscow

Russian media and Telegram channels have reported that Russian Air Defence Forces allegedly shot down two drones near Valuevo Village on the territory of New Moscow on the morning of 4 July.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS; Telegram channels Shot and Baza

Details: According to Shot, two drones were shot down near the village of Valuevo in New Moscow at about 06:00.

"The emergency services immediately received several calls about the sounds of an explosion, and eyewitnesses reported that they saw debris falling. There was no fire, and the damage on the ground is being confirmed. The emergency services have arrived at the scene," the Telegram channel states.

According to the channel, no visual damage was detected at the place where the drone fell, and no one was wounded.

As Baza reported, the explosions occurred a few kilometres from the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD).

And TASS wrote, referring to the emergency services, that two drones had been shot down in New Moscow, and one more in Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

According to Baza, planes flying to Vnukovo airport have begun to be redirected to other airports.

Quote: "There are five flights already: from Sharm El Sheikh, Dubai, Makhachkala, Chelyabinsk and Novosibirsk. Planes began to circle before landing immediately after the appearance and destruction of the drones in the sky. 

Quote: "Another flight from Ankara has been circling near Vnukovo airport for just over an hour," the channel reported.

At the same time, according to TASS, about 14 flights were diverted from Vnukovo to other Moscow airports.

Subsequently, the Shot Telegram channel has reported that a kamikaze drone attacked a military base in the settlement of Kubinka near Moscow, but was allegedly shot down by an electronic warfare (EW) system.

There were no casualties or damage as a result of the drone attack, the channel claims.

At the same time, TASS reports that the drone "went down" near Kubinka. The news agency does not specify whether it was shot down.

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