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Russia’s defence ministry said it shot down three Ukrainian drones southwest of Moscow early on Wednesday, the latest in a surge of aerial attacks near the capital, a day after Russian air strikes killed at least three people in western Ukraine’s Volyn region and damaged civilian infrastructure in the neighbouring Lviv area. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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6:35am: Russia says it shot down three drones southwest of Moscow
Russia’s defence ministry says it shot down three Ukrainian drones southwest of Moscow, in the latest aerial attacks near the capital.
Ukraine launched the attack at 5am local time (0200 GMT) using “three unmanned aerial vehicles on objects in the Kaluga region”, the ministry said on Telegram.
“All UAVs were detected and destroyed in a timely manner by Russian air defence systems,” the ministry added.
Kaluga’s governor said the drones were shot down in the south of the region, a few hundred kilometres southwest of Moscow, adding that there were “no consequences for people and infrastructure”.
The air attack is at least the fifth this month over the Kaluga region that Russia says it has thwarted.
5:50am: US asks Iran to stop selling drones to Russia
The US is pushing Iran to stop selling armed drones to Russia as part of discussions on a broader “unwritten understanding” between Washington and Tehran, the Financial Times has reported citing people briefed on the matter.
The Biden administration has raised the issue with Iranian officials at indirect talks in Qatar and Oman this year, the paper said, citing people briefed on the matter.
“The discussions have been taking place alongside negotiations on a prisoner exchange deal that led to Tehran transferring four Iranian-US citizens from prison to house arrest last week,” the British daily added.
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