Ukrainian drones attacked wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia In what one politician called the deadliest attack since WWII, while Kyiv For the third time in 24 hours, there was an attack from the air.
Since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to its neighboring countries, the war has been largely fought internally. ukraine, Airstrikes on targets far from the front line have recently intensified amid the standoff on the ground.
Russia’s defense ministry said eight drones sent by Kiev that targeted civilians were shot down or diverted by electronic jammers, although Baza, a Telegram channel linked to the security services, said more than 25 were involved. mykhailo podolicA Ukrainian presidential aide, denied that Kiev was directly involved, but said “we are happy to see the events” and predicted more such attacks.
According to the mayor of Moscow, two people were injured while some apartment blocks were temporarily evacuated. Residents said they heard loud bangs followed by the smell of petrol. Some people filmed a drone being shot down and a plume of smoke. Early morning drone volleys targeted some of Moscow’s most prestigious districts, including Putin and are the residences of the elite.
Putin described the attack as a terroristic response after Russia attacked Ukraine’s military intelligence headquarters several days earlier. Ukraine, Putin said, had chosen the path of attempted “intimidation of Russian citizens and attacks on residential buildings”. “This is clearly a sign of terrorist activity,” he said. The air defense around Moscow—already protected by an extensive early-warning system—will be strengthened, he said.
russian legislator Maxim Ivanov Calling it the most serious assault on Moscow since the invasion of Nazi Germany in WWII, no Russian can escape the “new reality”. “Ukraine’s sabotage and terrorist attacks will only increase,” said another lawmaker, Alexander Khinshtein, who called for a radical strengthening of the defense.
Civilian targets in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities have been repeatedly attacked by Russian drones and missiles since the early days of the war. But the Russian capital came under direct fire for only the second time on Tuesday after an apparent drone strike on the Kremlin earlier this month, which Moscow also blamed on Kiev and said was intended to kill Putin. A White House spokesman said the US was still gathering information about what happened. The spokesman said that while the US does not generally support attacks inside Russia, 17 rounds of airstrikes were carried out on Kiev this month, and Washington called on Ukraine to “regain its own sovereign territory”. The focus was on giving equipment and training. Kiev said Tuesday that four people were killed and 34 injured, including two children, in Russia’s latest attacks around Ukraine. In the capital, Ukraine said it shot down more than 20 Iranian-made Shaheed drones. Eleven people were injured.
Since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to its neighboring countries, the war has been largely fought internally. ukraine, Airstrikes on targets far from the front line have recently intensified amid the standoff on the ground.
Russia’s defense ministry said eight drones sent by Kiev that targeted civilians were shot down or diverted by electronic jammers, although Baza, a Telegram channel linked to the security services, said more than 25 were involved. mykhailo podolicA Ukrainian presidential aide, denied that Kiev was directly involved, but said “we are happy to see the events” and predicted more such attacks.
According to the mayor of Moscow, two people were injured while some apartment blocks were temporarily evacuated. Residents said they heard loud bangs followed by the smell of petrol. Some people filmed a drone being shot down and a plume of smoke. Early morning drone volleys targeted some of Moscow’s most prestigious districts, including Putin and are the residences of the elite.
Putin described the attack as a terroristic response after Russia attacked Ukraine’s military intelligence headquarters several days earlier. Ukraine, Putin said, had chosen the path of attempted “intimidation of Russian citizens and attacks on residential buildings”. “This is clearly a sign of terrorist activity,” he said. The air defense around Moscow—already protected by an extensive early-warning system—will be strengthened, he said.
russian legislator Maxim Ivanov Calling it the most serious assault on Moscow since the invasion of Nazi Germany in WWII, no Russian can escape the “new reality”. “Ukraine’s sabotage and terrorist attacks will only increase,” said another lawmaker, Alexander Khinshtein, who called for a radical strengthening of the defense.
Civilian targets in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities have been repeatedly attacked by Russian drones and missiles since the early days of the war. But the Russian capital came under direct fire for only the second time on Tuesday after an apparent drone strike on the Kremlin earlier this month, which Moscow also blamed on Kiev and said was intended to kill Putin. A White House spokesman said the US was still gathering information about what happened. The spokesman said that while the US does not generally support attacks inside Russia, 17 rounds of airstrikes were carried out on Kiev this month, and Washington called on Ukraine to “regain its own sovereign territory”. The focus was on giving equipment and training. Kiev said Tuesday that four people were killed and 34 injured, including two children, in Russia’s latest attacks around Ukraine. In the capital, Ukraine said it shot down more than 20 Iranian-made Shaheed drones. Eleven people were injured.