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Russia thwarts Ukraine's drone attack on Moscow: defense ministry

STORY: Russia thwarts Ukraine's drone attack on Moscow: defense ministry DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets 2. various of damaged building STORYLINE: Russia has thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to attack Moscow with three drones, said the defense ministry Wednesday. The Russian air defense forces, it said, intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Mozhaysky and Khimki districts of the Moscow region, while the third one was jammed by electronic warfare and crashed into a building under construction in the Moscow-City complex. No casualties were reported, the ministry said. The Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky resumed normal operations, which were interrupted earlier by the drone attack, local media reported. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese traveler dances with a staff member during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform for Chinese travelers during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform for Chinese travelers during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese travelers watch a performance during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese traveler poses for a photo with staff members during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese traveler tastes bread during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GROUP TOUR

(230224) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese traveler dances with a staff member during a welcoming activity at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. Russia on Thursday welcomed the first group tour of Chinese tourists since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries on Feb. 6. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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CIA whistleblower

MOSCOW, Russia - Journalists wait for the possible appearance of former CIA official and whistleblower Edward Snowden at Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow on June 23, 2013.

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Ex-Japan PM Hatoyama to visit Crimea to talk about annexation

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on March 9, 2015. Hatoyama plans to visit Crimea to gauge local opinion in the wake of its annexation by Russia almost a year ago, despite the Japanese government urging him not to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo