# Five more drones downed en route to Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/22705

- TASS, 2026-08-15 02:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2173623

> Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air-defense units had shot down five more “enemy drones” approaching the Russian capital. He had previously reported that seven Moscow-bound drones were destroyed.

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