Russia announced this morning that it shot down three Ukrainian drones in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, amid a proliferation of such attacks targeting the Russian capital.

At around 05:00 (local time and Greek time) an attack attempt by Kiev with “three unmanned aerial vehicles (…) in the Kaluga region was prevented”, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced via the Telegram platform.

“All the drones were detected and destroyed in time by the Russian air defense systems,” the ministry added, adding that there were no casualties or damage from the attack.

The drones were neutralized “in the southern part of the Kaluga region,” local governor Vladislav Sapsa announced on the Telegram platform.

Assault drone raids on Russian-controlled territory have multiplied in recent weeks, mostly targeting the capital.

This is at least the fifth time Russia says it has shot down drones in the Kaluga region, following similar attacks on August 3 and 7, as well as Thursday and Saturday.

Seven Ukrainian drones had been neutralized on August 3 without causing casualties or damage, according to the Russian defense and the regional governor.

In late July and early August, other drones were destroyed over Moscow’s business district in the western part of the Russian capital, causing minor damage to the facades of two skyscrapers. In May, two drones were shot down over the Kremlin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed at the end of July his satisfaction with the fact that “the war is reaching the territory of Russia.