A view shows a school building that was damaged in what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Foros, Crimea, on September 22, 2025.
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Russian anti-aircraft units late on Monday (September 22, 2025) downed 21 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow as well as dozens of others in Russian-held Crimea and other parts of Russia, officials said.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, in posts on the Telegram messaging app, said 21 drones were destroyed en route to the city over a period of about six hours. Experts were examining debris on the ground.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Telegram that its anti-aircraft units had destroyed 81 Ukrainian drones, mostly over central and southern regions, over an eight-hour period ending at midnight (2100 GMT).
Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of the port of Sevastopol in Crimea, home of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, said anti-aircraft units had destroyed at least six drones near the port. Falling debris had triggered a fire on open ground, but this was extinguished.
The governor of Tula region in central Russia, Dmitry Milyayev, said three drones were downed with no damage or casualties.
Published – September 23, 2025 08:12 am IST
