‘Ukrainian drones’ allegedly attack Moscow again – photos, video
Two large blasts hit the Moscow-City business district of the Russian capital overnight on July 30, apparently from drone attacks, causing damage to two office buildings, halting traffic, and temporarily shutting down one of Moscow’s airports.
The attack on the Russian capital was carried out by “Ukrainian drones,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin calimed early on July 30.
“During the night, an attack by Ukrainian drones was carried out. The facades of two office towers in the (Moscow)-City were slightly damaged. There are no casualties or injuries,” said Sobyanin.
The Russian Defense Ministry has already accused Ukraine of an “attempted terrorist attack.”
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“One Ukrainian UAV was destroyed in the air-by-air defense systems over the territory of the Odintsovo District of Moscow Oblast (on the south-western outskirts of the Russian capital),” it said on Telegram.
“Two more drones were suppressed by electronic warfare and, having lost control, crashed on the territory of Moscow-City’s non-residential building complex.”
The attack is the latest in a string of drone assaults on Moscow, the last one occurring on July 24, when two buildings were hit. The Russian authorities typically claim that all attacking drones are brought down by air defenses, or jammed and disabled by electronic warfare systems.
Kyiv is yet to comment, but Ukraine typically declines to claim responsibility for attacks on Russia.
Later, Moscow emergency services reported one person had been injured in an explosion at the Vysota Oko-2 tower in Moscow-City.
Traffic along Testivska Street in the Moscow-City area, where the drones damaged the facades of two office towers, has been blocked, according to Kremlin-controlled news agency RIA-Novosti, citing the transportation department.
Videos of the Moscow-City explosions were later posted on social media.
In one, the sound of the petrol engine of a drone can be heard, before an explosion and fireball erupts at the base of the Vysota Oko-2 tower. Another shows light from an explosion captured on a car dashcam.
The first drone appears to have attacked the 10th floor of the IQ Quarter tower in Moscow-City, where the office of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development is located. Passersby found documents from this ministry on the street after the explosion, according to media reports.
The same tower also houses two other Russian ministries — the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
As reported by the Telegram channel BAZA, the cladding of the IQ Quarter in Moscow-City was damaged after the attack, affecting an office space. The glass of a neighboring tower was also damaged.
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Moreover, due to the attack, Vnukovo Airport had to close for takeoffs and landings, according by the Russian state news agency TASS.
Vnukovo Airport was closed at approximately 4.40 a.m., and flights were redirected to other airports, causing delays, according to RIA-Novosti.
Some aircraft had to circle in the skies over Moscow for several hours, awaiting clearance for landing.
Other Moscow airports, such as Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo, operated as usual.
Approximately an hour later, at 5.20 a.m., Vnukovo resumed flight operations.
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