(11 Aug 2023)
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Moscow - 11 August 2023
1. Various of police at blocked park area
HEADLINE: Moscow residents afraid after drone is downed
ANNOTATION: A drone fell in western Moscow after it was shot down by air defense systems, according to the Mayor of Moscow.
ANNOTATION: There were no casualties or serious damage caused by the incident.
2. People in the street
3. Women looking out of the window
ANNOTATION: Residents in the area heard the drone exploding.
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Pavel (no surname given), local resident:
“Of course, I’m frightened, I have three children. Of course I’m worried. It’s already happening right next to us. If you ask me what to do, I don’t know, probably they should strengthen security somehow. I believe it’s already sort of a serious sign to think about. A drone flies 500-600 kilometers (300-370 miles), there is a video in a Telegram channel, it was filmed flying up here, why wasn’t it shot down somewhere over a forest?”
5. Various of police at blocked area
ANNOTATION: The area was sealed by police, and firefighters were also brought in to help with the incident.
STORYLINE:
A drone fell in western Moscow after it was shot down by air defense systems, the Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin said Friday.
Sobyanin said no-one was hurt when the drone fell near Karamyshevskaya embankment and that no serious damage was caused.
“Of course, I’m frightened, I have three children,” said local resident Pavel, who heard the drone exploding.
The area was blocked by police, and firefighters were seen working at the scene.
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