Drones hit Moscow in what appears to be the first attack on residential areas of the Russian capital since the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that eight unmanned aerial vehicles were involved in the strikes on Moscow. All drones were destroyed, it added, with three losing control after being jammed and the other five shot down by anti-aircraft systems.
He added that some residents were evacuated from some parts of the two affected buildings “for safety reasons” while emergency services were working on the scene.Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP - Getty Images Photos and video shared on Russian social media appeared to show a drone flying over a town in the western Moscow region, and smoke and the sound of an explosion in a village in the same area.Meanwhile, the Ukrainian capital was hit by another Russian attack — the 17th this month.
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