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Military operation in Ukraine

Air defenses destroy another 13 drones heading towards Moscow — mayor

Response teams are working at the site where debris fell

MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defenses have downed another 13 drones heading for Moscow, the city’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.

"The Defense Ministry's air defenses have destroyed 13 more drones. Response teams are working at the site where debris fell," he wrote on Max.

According to Sobyanin, 45 drones have been shot down since midnight on Sunday.

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Military operation in Ukraine

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