(1/3) Emergency service vehicles are parked near a damaged multi-storey apartment block following a drone strike in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine thrown out a large drone strike on Moscow on Tuesday, though all were destroyed by air defense systems, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
The attack came just weeks after the Kremlin was attacked with a drone Russia blamed on Ukraine, and simultaneously with the latest wave of Russian airstrikes on kyiv.
This is what we know so far:
- Russia’s Defense Ministry blamed Ukraine for what it called a “terrorist” attack. He said that he had shot down all the drones.
- The Defense Ministry said eight drones had attacked the Russian capital. Baza, a Telegram channel with links to security services, said more than 25 drones were involved.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin was working in the Kremlin and had been briefed on the attack, adding that it was clearly carried out by “the Kiev regime”.
- In a television appearance, President Vladimir Putin praised Moscow’s air defenses and said Ukraine was trying to provoke Russia by attacking civilian targets.
- Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said kyiv was watching the attack “with pleasure” and predicted more such attacks, even as he denied Ukraine’s involvement.
- The RBC news site quoted a source as saying anti-aircraft systems had shot down “more than 10” drones.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said two people had sought medical attention after the attack. No deaths were reported.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee, which investigates serious crimes, said several drones had fallen on buildings in Moscow, causing minor damage. He said he was investigating the attack.
- RBC reported that three buildings had been hit by the drones: two near Leninsky Prospekt, in the south of Moscow, and a third in the town of Moskovskiy, near Vnukovo airport.
- A senior Russian lawmaker said three of the drones had been shot down over the capital’s exclusive Rublyovka suburb, home to Russia’s political and business elite and where President Putin has an official residence.
- A resident of one of the attacked buildings in Moscow told Reuters that the attack happened around 0300 GMT and that a security team evacuated her from the building.
- The attacks received extensive coverage in Russian state media, with the main TV newscaster Vladimir Solovyov calling for “much more brutal attacks” on Ukrainian cities in response to the attacks.
Reuters Reporting Writing by Felix Light Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Gareth Jones
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