Rare strike on Russian capital comes as Ukraine faces several waves of bombardment
Drones hit several buildings in Moscow causing “minor” damage and no serious injuries, with air defence systems also destroying several more approaching the capital, Russian officials have said.
“All emergency services of the city are at the scene of incidents,” the Moscow mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on his Telegram messaging channel. Residents of two buildings damaged in the attack were evacuated, he added. Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the Moscow region, said several drones were shot down on their approach to the city.
It was not immediately clear who launched the drones. The rare attack on the Russian capital came as Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv,At least one person died in Kyiv and three were injured when falling debris reportedly from a destroyed Russian drone hit a high-rise apartment building early on Tuesday and started a fire, officials said.in an early morning attack. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, denied Russia’s claims of Ukrainian involvement.
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