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Drones attacked the Moscow region and the port of Primorsk
On the night of May 3, Ukrainian drones attacked several regions of Russia, including the Moscow and Leningrad regions. This follows from reports by Russian authorities, Ukrainian monitoring channels and local residents.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky subsequently announced that Ukrainian forces had hit the Karakurt missile ship, a patrol boat and another shadow fleet tanker in the port of Primorsk. “Significant damage was also caused to the infrastructure of the oil port,” Zelensky wrote.
The Russian side has not yet commented on this message; there is currently no independent confirmation of the damage caused. Video and satellite data confirm that a fire broke out at the port overnight.
Over the Leningrad region, 59 drones were shot down overnight, said the head of the region, Alexander Drozdenko. No injuries were reported. Local residents in a number of cities reported hearing the sounds of drones or explosions.
Ukrainian monitoring channels reported a fire in the port of Primorsk.
Governor Drozdenko subsequently confirmed that a “fire” had broken out in the port, but its “consequences were soon eliminated.”
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defense forces shot down 334 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions on the night of May 3, mainly in the central region, as well as in the North-West and Volga region, as well as over the annexed Crimea. There is no independent confirmation of these numbers; the Ministry of Defense was not informed how many were not shot down.
In the village of Chernevo, Volokolamsk district, Moscow region, a 77-year-old local resident was killed in a drone attack. This was announced by the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov. According to him, six drones were shot down over the region. It is not reported what caused the death of the person - debris or being hit by an unshot drone. On Sunday morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that two drones “flying towards Moscow” were shot down.
In the Smolensk region, according to authorities, three people were injured when debris fell.
The Federal Air Transport Agency introduced temporary restrictions at Moscow's Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports, as well as at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo, and dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled.
The Ukrainian General Staff has not yet reported the results of the strikes. Recently, Russian regions have been subjected to almost daily drone strikes, often targeting seaports.
Drones attacked the Moscow region and the port of Primorsk