MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. Air defense systems of the Russian Defense Ministry repelled an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle heading toward Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on his Max channel.

"One UAV was destroyed by the Defense Ministry’s air defenses. Emergency responders are working at the crash sites," the statement said.

Thus, the total number of drones targeting the capital that were shot down over the day reached 22.