2023-07-24 15:19:12
“On the morning of July 24, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist act using two drones on objects (located) on the territory of the city of Moscow was stopped,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. This double attack, claimed in the early afternoon by kyiv, comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had promised reprisals for Russian strikes on Odessa. After these attacks and those in Crimea, Russia is considering “severe reprisals”. “We consider these events as a new recourse to terrorist methods (…) to intimidate the civilian population”, loose the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accusing the West “of being behind” the “brazen acts” of Kiev.
The attack on Moscow was “a special operation of the GUR”, military intelligence, told AFP a source within the Ukrainian Defense who requested anonymity. According to the Russian state agency TASS, one of the drones fell near the Russian Ministry of Defense. “Fragments” were found on a major axis of the capital. AFP journalists present on the spot observed a building with a damaged roof. The police cordoned off the area. The other drone hit a business center near one of Moscow’s main ring roads.
“It was 3:39 in the morning. The house really shook, Vladimir, a 70-year-old resident, told AFP. It’s outrageous that a Ukrainian drone can almost fly to the Ministry of Defense! “Anton Kashirin, 32, a waiter in a nearby cafe, considers the attack calmly: “It’s not a novelty and not the first time it’s happened. »
Moscow already targeted several times
The RIA Novosti news agency broadcast video footage from the business center, where damage can be seen on top of a tall building. The road leading to it has been closed. Moscow and its region, located more than 500 km from the Ukrainian border, have been targeted by several drone attacks this year, including one that hit the Kremlin in May.
For its part, Ukraine promised Sunday “reprisals” for the firing of 19 Russian missiles on Odessa. The attack killed two people and injured 22, including at least four children. The Transfiguration Cathedral, listed as a World Heritage Site, was largely destroyed in the attack. This Monday morning, Odessa was the target of a new attack. A grain shed was destroyed according to the Ukrainian army.
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