MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian air defences halted a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian town on Sunday in which three people were hurt and apartment blocks were damaged, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
Kyiv did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously denied Russian assertions that its drones – also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) – have flown into Russian territory and caused damage to civilian infrastructure.
The Defence Ministry statement said the attack on the town of Kireyevsk, in Tula region 220 km (140 miles) south of Moscow, involved a Ukrainian Tu-141 Strizh drone.
“A Polye-21 electronic unit took action against the Ukrainian drone, and as a result its navigation system was taken out of action,” the ministry statement said.
“The drone lost its directional command and fell near the town of Kireyevsk in Tula region.”
Tass news agency quoted local officials as saying…
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