Kyiv City Military Administration/Handout via Reuters Kyiv City Military Administration/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. Another hit a flat on the 14th floor of an apartment building on Leninsky Prospekt (Lenin Avenue), RIA reported, citing a resident of the building.Ī handout image shows the aftermath of falling debris, in the location given as Kyiv, Ukraine, May 28, 2023. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said later Tuesday there’s currently “no threat” to Moscow’s residents, following the alleged drone attack.Īccording to RIA, a UAV hit the upper floors of residential building number 98 on Profsoyuznaya Street in the southwest of Moscow, damaging the facade and glazing of the building. The governor of the Moscow region, Andrey Vorobyov, said on Telegram that the explosions residents heard in the early hours was “our air defense in action.” The ministry said the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valery Zaluzhnyi, and the commander of Ukrainian ground forces, Alexander Syrskyi, were being added to the list. Two senior Ukrainian figures have been put on the Russian Interior Ministry’s wanted list following the attack. Podolyak told the Breakfast Show YouTube channel: “What is growing in Russia is the karmic payment that Russia will gradually pay in aggravated form for everything it does in Ukraine.” But of course, we have nothing to do directly with it.” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Tuesday: “Of course, we enjoy watching and predicting an increase in attacks. Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it reserved the right to take “the most severe measures” in response to Kyiv’s alleged actions. “All enemy UAVs were destroyed,” the defense ministry said in a statement. On Tuesday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Kyiv was also at fault for what it called a “terrorist attack” that involved eight aircraft-type UAVs which were shot down or diverted earlier in the morning.
There have been a handful of incidents within Russian territory since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor last February, with most of the fighting taking place inside Ukraine.Įarlier this month, two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were destroyed over the Kremlin in a murky attack that Russia blamed on Kyiv and claimed was an attempt to target Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine has denied direct involvement in the drone attack. His forces have frequently hit civilian targets during the conflict in Ukraine. The Russian president suggested the alleged attack was in response to recent Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. Putin, in his first remarks following the incident, said Kyiv had chosen to intimidate Russian citizens by targeting residential buildings and that “this is a clear sign of terrorist activity.” Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no serious injuries reported from the aerial assault, which caused “minor damage” and emergency services were on the scene. The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case on the matter. There was a Russian bombardment of the Ukrainian capital overnight, which officials said killed at least one person.Īt least three residential buildings in Moscow were damaged by drones on Tuesday, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing emergency services and residents. While incidents in Moscow are uncommon, residents in Kyiv have faced 17 airstrikes this month. Russia is blaming Ukraine for launching a drone attack on Moscow early Tuesday which reportedly left two people injured and several buildings damaged, a rare incident in the Russian capital after months of war.
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