Three drones were downed over Moscow early this morning, Russia's defence ministry said, in an attack that damaged two office towers and briefly shut an international airport.
THREE DRONES WERE downed over Moscow early this morning, Russia’s defence ministry said, in an attack that damaged two office towers and briefly shut an international airport.
The attack reported today is the latest in a series of recent drone assaults — including on the Kremlin and Russian towns near the border with Ukraine — that Moscow has blamed on Kyiv.“On the morning of 30 July, the Kyiv regime’s attempted terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles on objects in the city of Moscow was thwarted,” it said on Telegram.
Several windows had been blown out on the corner of the buildings, AFP photos showed, with mangled steel beams visible and documents strewn on the ground below.Airport briefly closed Tass reported that the capital’s Vnukovo airport was “closed for departures and arrivals, flights are redirected to other airports”.There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials, who rarely if ever take responsibility for attacks on Russian soil.
Alamy Stock Photo A view of the damaged skyscraper is shown in the Moscow City business district after a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia. Alamy Stock Photo On Friday Russia said it had intercepted two missiles over its southern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, with at least 16 people wounded by debris falling on the city of Taganrog.