A new escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine. At dawn, 8 Ukrainian drones hit Moscow, the capital of the nation led by Vladimir Putin, hitting a residential area, ‘New Moscow’. Details of Kiev’s attack on the city center were released by the Russian Defense Ministry. According to reports by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti, 5 drones were shot down by the air defense, while two residential buildings were hit and there were no casualties. The incident was classified as a ‘terrorist attack’ by the Russian security services, which explained that “the drone hit the upper floors of a residential building at 98 Profsoyuznaya Street. The facade and windows of the house were destroyed. There were no casualties”. The same dynamic also played out in a 24-story residential building on Atlasov Street in the administrative district of Novomoskovsk.
Moscow is located more than 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine and until now has rarely been the target of drone strikes, which have become more common in other Russian areas. Images posted on social media show traces of smoke in the sky and buildings being hit, while other videos show a broken window. The attack follows a similar attack on Kiev, which was carried out by Russian drones overnight and caused at least one death. It was the third consecutive night that the Ukrainian capital was ‘hammered’ by the Russians. The response from Volodymyr Zelensky’s men was not long in coming, with further moments of tension following the attack on the Kremlin on the night of 2 May, again with drones, which the Russian leadership blamed directly on Ukraine.
Source: IL Tempo
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