"For violation of the rules for the use of airspace, administrative and criminal liability has been established. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow urges citizens not to violate the law and not to use unmanned aerial vehicles. If these unlawful acts are detected, all offenders will be brought to justice," the department said.
In Moscow, from Wednesday, May 3, a ban on the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles has been introduced, said the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin.
At the end of April, TASS reported that two men who launched an unknown drone were detained on Admiral Ushakov Boulevard in southwestern Moscow.
It is noted that the device was seized and sent for examination.
On April 20, the press service of the Central Board of the Russian Guard in the Northwestern Federal District said that a quadcopter had been found at the Pskov airport.