Russian Air Defenses Down Seven Ukrainian Drones Near Moscow

Ukrainian attacks prompt suspension of archaeological expeditions in Crimea.

On Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defense systems shot down seven Ukrainian drones near the capital over the past several hours.

In posts on social media, he also confirmed that emergency services specialists were dispatched to the sites where debris from the destroyed drones fell.

Overnight, 209 long-range Ukrainian drones were shot down over 11 Russian regions, the Ukrainian peninsula of Donetsk, and the Black and Azov seas, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

So far, authorities have not reported significant damage to Russia’s critical and energy infrastructure, which has become a permanent target of Ukrainian attacks.

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Ukrainian Attacks Prompt Suspension of Archaeological Expeditions in Crimea

On Monday, Russian archaeologist Alexandr Butiaguin confirmed that the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg had canceled its archaeological expeditions to the Crimean Peninsula because of continued Ukrainian attacks on the territory.

The Myrmekion Archaeological Expedition, which conducts excavations at sites in Kerch and is led by Butiaguin, announced that it was recruiting volunteers to carry out excavations in the historic Kuban region, located between the Black Sea, the Pontic Steppe, the Volga Delta and the North Caucasus, because it is more accessible.

Until now, nine archaeological expeditions had been operating in Crimea. At the end of April, Butiaguin was released by Polish authorities, who had detained him in December 2025 at Ukraine’s request. Ukraine claimed the authority to accuse him of conducting excavations in Crimea without permission.

Butiaguin had carried out archaeological work at the remains of the ancient Greek colony of Myrmekion in Crimea, where he discovered several artifacts, including 30 gold coins dating to the era of Alexander the Great.

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