New drone attack on Moscow

On the morning of August 1, Moscow was once again subjected to a drone attack.

As reported by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, several drones were shot down by air defense systems while attempting to fly into Moscow, and there were no casualties.

One of the drones reached a tower in Moscow City, which had previously been attacked by another drone, and damaged the facade at the 21st floor level. The glazing of 150 sq. m. was disrupted, and this floor houses offices of the Ministry of Digital Technologies, Economic Development, Industry, and Trade of Russia.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported, as always, that they “prevented an attempt of a terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime using unmanned aerial vehicles.”

According to the agency, two Ukrainian drones were destroyed in the air by air defense systems over the territory of the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts of the Moscow region. The third drone was suppressed by electronic warfare systems and, losing control, crashed into a building in Moscow City.

The authorities temporarily suspended operations at Vnukovo Airport.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov emphasized that there is still a threat of drone attacks on Moscow.

Since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Moscow has been attacked by drones several times.

In the past month, Moscow has been subjected to drone attacks at least 4 times.

On July 30, two drones crashed into a building in Moscow City. Media reported that the building’s windows were damaged, and one person was injured.

The Russian Ministry of Defense described the attacks on July 30 as “an attempt of a terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime.”

Ukraine has officially not claimed responsibility for the attacks.