Russia Says Air Defenses Downed 3 Drones Over Kursk, Another En Route to Moscow

Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said that between 14:00 and 16:00 MSK its air defenses destroyed three “airplane-type” Ukrainian UAVs over the Kursk region.
• Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin later reported that a drone heading toward the capital was shot down by Defense Ministry air-defense systems.
• Sobyanin said emergency-service specialists were working at the site where debris fell.
• RIA Novosti issued the updates on Jan. 3, attributing them to the Defense Ministry and the Moscow mayor.
• The accounts align with a pattern of cross‑border drone activity in the conflict, with no independent confirmation or Ukrainian response included in the reports.