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Ukrainian drones attack Moscow’s financial district – mayor | |
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The UAVs have damaged the facades of two high-rise buildings in the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin said | The UAVs have damaged the facades of two high-rise buildings in the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin said |
Ukrainian drones have attacked Moscow City, the Russian capital’s iconic financial and business district, where some of the country’s tallest skyscrapers are located, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in the early hours of Sunday. | Ukrainian drones have attacked Moscow City, the Russian capital’s iconic financial and business district, where some of the country’s tallest skyscrapers are located, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in the early hours of Sunday. |
“The facades of the [Moscow] City’s two office towers sustained minor damage. There are no casualties or injuries,” Sobyanin wrote in a short post on his Telegram channel. | “The facades of the [Moscow] City’s two office towers sustained minor damage. There are no casualties or injuries,” Sobyanin wrote in a short post on his Telegram channel. |
News agency TASS cited emergency services as saying that there was “an explosion” between the fifth and the sixth floor of the 50-story building in the ‘IQ-Quarter’ complex, which has three high-rise buildings. Local media reported that residents heard a loud blast. | |
The damaged building has been evacuated, officials said. The evacuations from other Moscow City buildings are underway. | |
Unverified video posted to Telegram reportedly shows the moment of the attack. | |
Police and firefighters have arrived at the scene. | |
All flights to and from Vnukovo airport, which is to the southwest of Moscow, have been canceled, aviation officials told TASS. Two of Moscow’s other airports – Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo – are working as usual. | |
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