July 23, 2023, 10:36 PM
July 23, 2023, 10:36 PM
Russia said Monday it had “neutralized” two Ukrainian drones in Moscowand indicated that he thwarted a “terrorist act” by Ukraine in the Russian capital.
“An attempt by the kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist act using two drones on targets on the territory of the city of Moscow was detained,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Two drones were neutralized and crashed. There are no victims.”
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that in the early hours of Monday “drone strikes” hit two “non-residential” buildings in the Russian capital, but no casualties were reported.
“Today around 4:00 am (0100 GMT) drone strikes were reported on two non-residential buildings. There is no serious destruction or casualties. All services are working on the spot,” Sobyanin said on Telegram.
A second drone struck a “business center” near central Moscow in the early hours of Monday, Russian state news agency TASS reported. “Another drone hit a skyscraper and business center on Likhacheva Street in Moscow, emergency services reported to us,” TASS reported.
“Drone fragments” were found in Komsomolsky Prospekt, in Moscow in the early hours of Monday on a main road near the Russian Defense Ministry, the state news agency TASS reported.
