The strikes fit an emerging pattern of attacks targeting Moscow's powerful elites in their exclusive gated communities
‘s foundation posted images online said to show Ms Simonyan’s multimillion-pound mansion, one of many in an upmarket district 30 miles west of Moscow that is home to its own “Billionaire’s Row”.
“The houses start at $2m and there are a lot of famous people,” said Misha Starov, a businessman in Moscow who lives nearby. “If you shoot a drone in that direction you will definitely hit someone well known.”There was little sympathy for Ms Simonyan among Muscovites in the aftermath of the strike. “Shame they missed,” said one, who did not give a name. Elites had involved Russia in the war in Ukraine and should pay the price for it instead of ordinary people, they said.
Istra is not the only Moscow suburb to come under fire. In May, three drones were reportedly shot down over
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