The Russian military said its anti-aircraft units had thwarted a Ukrainian ‘terrorist attack’ and downed drones targeting Moscow, but one drone, sent out of control by its units, struck a high-rise tower that was also hit in a drone attack just days ago
Kremlin acknowledges threat, says measures are being takenMOSCOW, Aug 1 - A high-rise building in Moscow's business district that houses three Russian government ministries was struck by a drone for the second time in three days on Tuesday, in what Russia called an attempted Ukrainian "terrorist attack".The building that was hit is known as the "IQ quarter", which houses the ministry of economic development, the digital ministry and the ministry of industry and trade.
While the incidents have not caused casualties or major damage, they have provoked widespread unease and sit awkwardly with the Kremlin's narrative that Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine is proceeding according to plan. Emergency personnel work near a damaged office building in the Moscow City following a reported Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow Russia, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
It said another one was foiled by jamming equipment and went "out of control" before crashing into buildings in the Moskva-Citi business district.
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