Drone strikes building near Russia’s defence ministry in Moscow

Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow (Picture: Reuters/east2west)

A skyscraper located near Russia’s Defence Ministry went up in flames after a strike in the early hours of this morning.

Drones struck two non-residential buildings in Moscow, with authorities accusing Ukraine of launching a ‘terrorist’ attack.

Footage showed the top of the high-rise burning with grey smoke rising in the sky.

Mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin confirmed no one was injured in the incident as the military jammed both drones, forcing them to crash.

One fell on Komsomolsky Prospekt near the city centre, close to the main defence ministry building, Russian media reported.

Another hit an office building in southern Moscow, gutting its upper floors.

‘On the morning of July 24, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to launch a terrorist attack using two unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the city of Moscow was thwarted,’ the ministry said on Telegram.

‘Two Ukrainian UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) were suppressed by electronic warfare means and crashed.’

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Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow (Picture: Reuters/east2west)

A skyscraper located near Russia’s Defence Ministry went up in flames after a strike in the early hours of this morning.

Drones struck two non-residential buildings in Moscow, with authorities accusing Ukraine of launching a ‘terrorist’ attack.

Footage showed the top of the high-rise burning with grey smoke rising in the sky.

Mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin confirmed no one was injured in the incident as the military jammed both drones, forcing them to crash.

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One fell on Komsomolsky Prospekt near the city centre, close to the main defence ministry building, Russian media reported.

Another hit an office building in southern Moscow, gutting its upper floors.

‘On the morning of July 24, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to launch a terrorist attack using two unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the city of Moscow was thwarted,’ the ministry said on Telegram.

‘Two Ukrainian UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) were suppressed by electronic warfare means and crashed.’

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].

For more stories like this, check our news page.