Russia shot down 2 military drones heading towards Moscow, claims mayor

Air defence systems shot down two combat drones flying towards the city, Sobyanin said on his official channel in Telegram.

Russia's air defence systems shot down two military drones heading towards Moscow on Thursday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Sobyanin said the drones were shot down around 4 a.m. Moscow time (0100 GMT) (Representative image)

Air defence systems shot down two combat drones flying towards the city, Sobyanin said on his official channel in Telegram.

Sobyanin said the drones were shot down around 4 a.m. Moscow time (0100 GMT), one of them near the town of Kaluga, and the second over Central Ring Highway surrounding the Russian capital.