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Russia blames Ukraine for 'terrorist' drone attack on Moscow

Monday, 24 July 2023 6:47 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 24 July 2023 7:21 AM ]

This image purportedly shows a non-residential building in Moscow damaged in a Ukrainian “terrorist” drone strike, Moscow, Russia on July 24, 2023. (Photo by Telegram via RT)

Russia has blamed Ukraine for a fresh "terrorist" drone attack against targets in the Russian capital.

The Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin said in the early hours of Monday morning that at about 4:00 am local time (01:00 GMT), drone strikes on two non-residential buildings were recorded in the Russian capital.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Monday a Ukrainian drone attack damaged at least two buildings in the capital city Moscow. There were no casualties.

The Ministry said two Ukrainian drones were suppressed and crashed in the early hours of the morning.

"A Kiev regime attempt to carry out a terrorist act using two drones on objects on the territory of the city of Moscow was stopped," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement posted to Telegram.

"On the morning of July 24, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using two unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] on objects in the city of Moscow was thwarted.

"Two Ukrainian UAVs were suppressed by means of electronic warfare and crashed," the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Ministry added that "as a result of the suppressed terrorist attack of the Kiev regime, there were no victims."

The Russian military’s Zvezda TV channel released footage showing missing windows at the top of the building.

Tass news agency reported that drone debris was also found along the city's Komsomolsky Avenue.

Moscow's Transport Department wrote on Telegram that traffic along the route was blocked and photos showed emergency services working at the scene.

Ukraine has launched numerous drone attacks against Russian targets in recent months.

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In May, Kiev denied carrying out a drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia said amounted to an attempt on President Vladimir Putin's life.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's southern military command claimed on Monday that a Russian overnight drone strike on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region port infrastructure of the Danube had destroyed a grain hangar.

Ukraine’s southern military command said on Telegram, “As a result of the strikes, a grain hangar was destroyed, tanks for storing other types of cargo were damaged.”

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to retaliate Russian attacks.

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