Moscow was once again attacked by drones

30 July, 2023 Servicemen of the National Guard of the Russian Federation inspect the damage to the building, July 30, 2023, Moscow. In the early morning of July 30, explosions blasted out in the area of the Moscow City business center. Militarny reports this, citing reports, photos, and videos from eyewitnesses.

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that three drones were involved in the attack on Moscow. According to Russian reports, air defense forces "destroyed" one drone over the territory of the Odintsovsky district of the Moscow region. There is no confirmation of the air defense work in the Odintsovsky district either from eyewitnesses or the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

At the same time, there are confirmations of the air defense system work, as stated, over Moscow. Two other drones were "jammed" by electronic warfare systems and fell on the territory of the business center.

Judging by the photos from eyewitnesses, the drone hit the 10th floor of the IQ-Kvartal office building complex, confirmed by the recorded conversation with the building security guard. It is confirmed that the offices of the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Communications, and other government agencies were located there.

Eyewitnesses report that a large number of documents from the Ministry of Digital Development were blown out of the building in an explosive wave. The guard also shared that 15-20 minutes after the strike to the tower, another drone flew towards Krasnogvardeiskaya Street.

Damage to the building of the "IQ-Kvartal" complex, July 30, 2023, Moscow. Photo from social media

Locals do not report a second explosion or debris from the drone.

Militarnyi reported that a similar attack on Moscow took place in the early morning of July 24. A building was damaged, later identified in the OSINT community as probably one of the GS Main Directorate facilities. In addition, it was reported that countermeasures were being prepared in case of a drone attack on the Navy Day parade in St.

Petersburg.