Russian propaganda media has reported on the fire in the building of the Russian Defence Ministry located in downtown Moscow; later, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation denied the fact of the fire.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet TASS with reference to emergency services

Quote: "A fire broke out on one of the balconies in the building of the Defence Ministry on Frunzenskaya Embankment."

Updated: Later, the Russian Ministry of Emergencies reported that they had not detected a fire in the Defence Ministry's building.

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