Earlier this month, Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin - an allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. Has this happened before? Ukraine rarely comments directly on alleged drone attacks inside Russian territory.A 33-year-old woman was killed and 13 others wounded in the Russian drone attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, Ukraine’s National Police said. How has Kyiv responded? Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that "we enjoy watching and predicting an increase in attacks," but he added that "we have nothing to do directly with it.” The reported attack on Moscow came just hours after what Ukrainian officials said was the 17th Russian aerial assault on Kyiv this month.Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said two people were injured but no one was hospitalized. How bad was the damage? The Investigative Committee said several buildings sustained minor damage."The persons involved in the crime are being identified," it said. Russia's Investigative Committee said air defenses shot down a number of drones as they approached the capital. All eight unmanned aerial vehicles launched at the Russian capital were destroyed, the ministry said in a statement. What Russia says: Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed Ukraine was responsible for a "terrorist attack" on Moscow using drones early Tuesday.On approaching Moscow, several drones were shot down,” Vorobiev wrote on Telegram. “This morning, residents of some areas of the Moscow region could hear the sounds of explosions - this is our air defense in action. Separately, the governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, said that air defenses shot down several drones in the region. Yuri Kochetkov/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockĪt least three residential buildings were damaged by drones in Moscow early Tuesday, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported citing emergency services and residents.Īccording to RIA, a drone hit the upper floors of a residential building on Profsoyuznaya Street in southwest Moscow, damaging the facade and glazing of the building.Īnother one hit a flat on the 14th floor of an apartment building on Leninsky Prospekt (Lenin Avenue), RIA reported, citing a resident of the building.Īnd a third drone reportedly damaged the facade of a 24-storey residential building on Atlasova Street in southwest Moscow, reported RIA. Ukraine has denied any direct involvement in the attack.Ī Russian policeman stands guard near a damaged residential building following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, on May 30. "The only thing is that it was obviously an attack of the Kyiv regime," he added. Peskov said he could not comment on where the drones were launched from and who the target was. Clearly, we are talking here about the Kyiv regime's response to our very effective strikes on one of the decision-making centers. Putin's "working day started very early" and "he received information directly from law enforcement agencies, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the mayor of Moscow and the governor of the Moscow region". Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had met with officials at the Kremlin following the attack. ![]() "Why the f** are you allowing these drones to hit Moscow?" he said. You didn't do a damn thing to stamp this out,” he continued, claiming he had warned about the threat many times but that officials did nothing to prevent it. “Regarding the drones that fly over Moscow and in Moscow - you stinking animals, what are you doing? You are swine! Get up off your asses from the offices you've been put in to defend this country,” he said.
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