'A colossal number of victims, but the methodology is the same,' Maria Zakharova said during an an appearance on a Russian state media broadcast.
A Russian government spokesperson comparing Tuesday's drone attack on Moscow to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has generated backlash online and a swift distancing from the remarks by the Kremlin itself.in the city's financial district. It was the same tower that Moscow said Ukrainian drones struck on Sunday morning. The high-rise building is home to Russia's Ministry of Economic Development, its Digital Ministry and the Ministry for Industry and Trade.
It is the latest in a spate of drone assaults on the Russian capital, all of which Moscow has blamed on Kyiv. Ukraine typically avoids taking responsibility for attacks on Russian territory, and has not publicly claimed responsibility for the latest targeting.Reacting to the strikes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova compared the drones hitting the Moscow City building to 9/11.
"A colossal number of victims, but the methodology is the same," she said during an an appearance on a Russian state media broadcast run by Kremlin propagandist"Moscow City is a civilian facility that not only houses offices [and] a business center, but also residential premises," she added. These buildings have"nothing to do with the military," she continued.
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