Air defenses down 10 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow — Mayor Sobyanin

TASS · Jun 06, 2025 · 152 words

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were shot down near the Russian capital on Friday morning. Sobyanin posted updates on his Telegram channel detailing the destruction of multiple drones approaching Moscow and the subsequent imposition of temporary flight restrictions at major Moscow airports.

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“Ten Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying toward the Russian capital of Moscow have been shot down in the early hours of Friday, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, said.”

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Multiple web search results cite Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reporting that air defense forces shot down multiple Ukrainian UAVs approaching Moscow on specific dates/times. One source mentions 'Ten drones flying to Moscow were destroyed by the Ministry of Defense's air defense forces.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (Russian: Серге́й Семёнович Собя́нин; born 21 June 1958) is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010. Sobyanin previously served as th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Sobyanin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2025.
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“The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense systems have repelled an attack by six drones approaching Moscow," Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel.”

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Multiple web search results attribute the statement that 'The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense systems have repelled an attack by six drones approaching Moscow' to a post by Sergey Sobyanin on his Telegram channel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The All-Russian Political Party "United Russia" is the ruling political party of Russia. As the largest party in the Russian Federation, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the State Duma as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Russia

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“He later reported that four more enemy’s attack drones en route to Moscow were destroyed as well.”

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Web search results indicate that Sobyanin reported destroying additional drones following initial reports. One source mentions Sobyanin reporting the destruction of 'four more enemy’s attack drones en route to Moscow.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 Moscow mayoral election was held on September 8, 2013, as part of the regional elections, at the same time as the elections in Moscow Oblast and other Oblasts were held. Elections were held a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Moscow_mayoral_election

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Sobyanin is serving as the third Mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Sergey_Sobyanin

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“"Air defense forces have destroyed three more drones flying towards the Moscow Region," Sobyanin stated and added in a couple of minutes later in another post that one more Ukrainian UAV was destroyed as well.”

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Multiple web search results cite Sobyanin making sequential reports regarding the destruction of drones, including reports of 'three more drones' and 'one additional Ukrainian UAV' in the Moscow Region.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2025.
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“"Emergency services currently at work where the debris of the destroyed UAVs landed," he stated.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Sobyanin stated that emergency services were active at the landing sites of the destroyed UAV debris.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 12 November 2022, following the conclusion of Ukraine's Kherson and Kharkiv counteroffensives, to 7 June 2023, the day before the 2023 U…
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“It was reported earlier that temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been imposed at Moscow airports Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.”

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Multiple web search results report that temporary restrictions were imposed or lifted regarding aircraft arrival and departure at major Moscow airports, specifically naming Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Temporary restrictions have been introduced: arrival and departure of aircraft is carried out in coordination with the relevant authorities," stated Artem Korenyako, spokesperson for Rosaviatsiya, th…
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/russia-downs-fo…

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web search NEUTRAL — At around 18:20, restrictions on the reception and departure of aircraft were lifted at Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, Rosaviatsiya reported. Update: At about 20:30, Rosaviatsiya…
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/25/7513987/

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web search NEUTRAL — Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at Moscow's Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, as well as at Kaluga Airport, — Rosaviatsia. Live Universal Awarenes…
https://liveuamap.com/en/2025/24-may-21-temporary-restrictio…

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