Russia's Ministry of Defence says it shot down a swathe of Ukrainian drones in one of Kyiv's 'largest attempts' to attack Moscow using drones.
A surprise counteroffensive, attacks on major infrastructure, the capture of Russia n prisoners of war, and "one of the largest" drone strikes ever aimed at Moscow.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of the drones were destroyed over Podolsk, about 38 kilometres south of the Kremlin. "It shows Moscow that there are vulnerabilities," emeritus professor of war studies at King's College London Sir Lawrence Freedman told the ABC. "Now we're a couple of weeks into this, and the Ukrainian position is still improving, and they're not being pushed back yet.
On Monday, Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of families from Pokrovsk, a key city in the Donbas region that Russia was closing in on. He said that would be difficult because there are "rivalries and hatred" between Russia's military, security forces, and border forces, as well as logistical challenges in moving personnel and military hardware to Kursk.Ukrainian forces are believed to have used Australian-supplied Bushmasters as part of their recent surprise incursion into Russia.
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