At once, several unmanned aerial vehicles attacked “some buildings” in Moscow on the morning of May 30, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
“Early this morning, a UAV attack caused minor damage to several buildings,” he wrote. “At this point, no one has been seriously hurt.”
According to a source from RIA Novosti, drones hit at least two residential buildings: one on Profsoyuznaya Street, the other on Atlasova Street in New Moscow. “There was a destruction of the facade and glazing of the upper floors. No one was injured,» the source said.
The Mash Telegram channel writes that a drone with three explosive devices flew into an apartment on Leninsky Prospekt. According to RIA Novosti, special services and employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working on the spot, the area near the house has been cordoned off. The Department of Transport of Moscow also reported that traffic was blocked on the street. Udaltsov from Leninsky Prospekt to the street. Mikhail Pevtsov.
An agency correspondent in Krasnogorsk (Pavshinskaya Poyma) also heard “a pop like an explosion”. Baza claims that «more than ten» drones were shot down in the Moscow region, and a total of 25 UAVs participated in the morning attack. Some of them shot down air defense, some caught on trees and wires, as they flew at a slow speed.
Governor of the Moscow Region Andrey Vorobyov confirmed that drones were shot down in the region. “This morning, residents of some areas of the Moscow region could hear the sounds of explosions — this is our air defense. On approaching Moscow, several drones were shot down. I ask the people to remain calm. All emergency services are working. We will keep you informed,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Updated at 8:25. Added information about a drone that flew into a building on Leninsky Prospekt.