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Air defenses destroy another 13 drones heading towards Moscow — mayor

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Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that Russian air defenses shot down 13 drones targeting the city. He stated that a total of 45 drones have been intercepted since midnight on Sunday.

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What happened

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

Why it matters

"The Defense Ministry's air defenses have destroyed 13 more drones.

Common ground

Response teams are working at the site where debris fell," he wrote on Max.

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Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that Russian air defenses shot down 13 drones targeting the city. He stated that a total of 45 drones have been intercepted since midnight on Sunday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “45 drones have been shot down since midnight on Sunday”
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The evidence provided for this claim is completely irrelevant. The search results returned information about TotalEnergies, Total Wireless, and a dictionary definition of the word 'total', none of which pertain to drone activity in Moscow.
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web search NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalEnergies
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Total's smartphone deals, hotspots, and prepaid wireless plans covered by the Verizon 5G network. No data limits, no surprise fees.
https://www.totalwireless.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total
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Claim 2: “The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defenses have downed another 13 drones heading for Moscow”
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The evidence provided contains conflicting numbers regarding drones shot down targeting Moscow. One source mentions 50 drones on May 7, another mentions 32 drones, and the claim specifies 13 drones. There is no consistent number across the provided search results to corroborate the specific figure of 13.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Another two drones targeting Moscow have been destroyed. Emergency crews are working at the debris site," the mayor wrote on his channel on the Max messenger. A total of 50 drones were launched again…
https://tass.com/emergencies/2128013
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia says air defenses shot down drones approaching Moscow.Russian Telegram channel Shot reported that explosions were heard in several suburbs, including Podolsk, Domodedovo, and Naro-Fominsk, all …
https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russia-claims-drones-targe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Air Defenses Activated Around Moscow. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian forces shot down the drones over several hours as they approached the capital.
https://ln24international.com/2026/05/07/russia-says-32-dron…

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