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Drone attack on Moscow buildings - no casualties

30.07.2023 10:50
A drone attack on Moscow last night has damaged buildings but no human casualties are reported.
Moscow buildings after the attack.
Moscow buildings after the attack. PAP/Twitter/Igor Sushko

Moscow has once again been attacked by drones, leaving high-rise luxury buildings damaged but noone injured or killed.

The Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin tried to play down the threat to Moscow, claiming that Russia shot down three drones and that the damage to the buildings was only superficial.

The attack seems, however, to have considerable symbolic significance because the building was the location of three ministries together with family residences.

Ukraine has yet to comment, however, the attack is in line with previous Ukrainian statements that drone attacks reveal Moscow's inadequate air defence.

Sources: PAP, Reuters, France24

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