The Russian Federation claimed a drone attack on Moscow
30 May, 2023 Russia announced an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles on Moscow. Photo from social media The capital of the aggressor country was under an unmanned aerial vehicle attack on Tuesday morning.
The Russian media and the Moscow authorities reported this. Videos capturing drones in various parts of Moscow and Moscow suburbs were published on social media and news outlets. Eyewitnesses report the sounds of explosions heard in many settlements.
The Russians claim that the air defense was working against the drones that were flying towards Moscow. "Early this morning, a UAV attack caused minor damage to several houses.
The city's emergency services are at the scene. They are investigating the circumstances of what happened. So far, no one has been seriously injured," said Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
The media report that on the night of May 30, an explosion blasted out in a high-rise building in Moscow. According to the preliminary version, a drone flying from the Kaluga region could crash into the house.
According to the Baza Telegram channel, the explosion blasted out around 4 a.m. in a high-rise building on Atlasova Street in New Moscow. It is reported that the incident happened on the 25th floor, and glass was blown out in several apartments.
Debris similar to drone wing parts was discovered on the spot. Another drone crashed into the upper floors of a residential building in Moscow on Profsoyuznaya street and damaged the facade and windows of the building. Sounds of explosions in the Moscow region have been reported. They were heard, namely in the Nemchinovo, Odintsovo, and Barvikha areas.
Drones were also spotted flying towards the Russian capital from the direction of Novaya Riga. Propagandists claim to have shot down more than ten drones in the Moscow region on Tuesday morning. Most of them were allegedly shot down in Istrinsky, Krasnogorsky, and Odintsovo districts.
In addition, emergency services are working on Leninsky Prospekt in Moscow because of a drone that flew into an apartment on the 14th floor. The house is being evacuated.
According to Baza, about 25 UAVs were involved in the morning attack on Moscow.