According to Russian sources, there have been drone attacks in Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry is now blaming Ukraine. However, it does not present any evidence.
Russia has blamed Ukraine for the drone strikes on Moscow – and has spoken of an “act of terrorism”. “This morning the Kiev regime carried out an act of terrorism using unmanned missiles on objects in the city of Moscow,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. A total of eight drones were used, all of which have now been destroyed. Three were deflected from their original trajectory, the remaining five were shot down by Russian anti-aircraft defenses, it said.
Moscow did not provide any evidence to support the allegations. There was initially no reaction from Ukraine, against which Russia has been waging a war of aggression for more than 15 months.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin previously reported that his city had been attacked by drones in the early hours of the morning. Some residential buildings were slightly damaged and two people were slightly injured, he wrote. There was talk on social networks of allegedly around 25 unmanned aerial vehicles that are said to have flown in the direction of Moscow.
The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, explains that the air defenses were active: “Several drones were shot down while approaching Moscow.” Photos and videos of a column of smoke were shared on social networks. According to unconfirmed reports from Russian Telegram channels, a total of around 25 unmanned missiles are said to have flown in, most of which were repelled.
Russia has been waging a war of aggression against neighboring Ukraine for more than 15 months. In the past few weeks, shelling and drone attacks have also increased in Russian regions. Probably the most spectacular incident occurred in early May when two flying objects were shot down directly over the Kremlin. Moscow blamed the leadership in Kiev for the alleged attempted assassination of President Vladimir Putin, which denied any involvement. Many international observers think it likely that the Kremlin attack may have been staged by Moscow itself to justify the brutal attacks on Ukraine.
Source: Stern
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