232 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down By Russia, Airport In Moscow Closed

Russian Military/DOK TASS

Russian air defenses shot down 232 Ukrainian drones in various parts of Russia, including some approaching Moscow, capital airports were temporarily closed to ensure flight safety.

As Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and European countries consider the possibility of ending the war for more than three years in Ukraine, the drone war continues.

Fighting is getting more intensive in several frontline areas.

Russia's Defense Ministry said it destroyed 232 Ukrainian drones, mostly above Russia's western region bordering Ukraine, but also some approaching Moscow.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said three drones crashed en route to the capital where three major airports suspended flights briefly before continuing operations.

There were no reports of casualties, but the Ukrainian military said its drone had hit the semiconductor device factory Bolkhovsky, a semiconductor device factory in the Oryol region that it said supplied Russian fighter jet and missile manufacturers.

The war in Ukraine, which killed hundreds of thousands of people, became a place for drone innovation with both sides deploying a swarm of drones far behind the front lines in an effort to disrupt production facilities.

Moscow and Kyiv are both trying to buy and develop new unmanned aircraft, deploy them in innovative ways, and look for new ways to destroy them - from farmer rifles to electronic disturbances.