Russia says two Ukrainian drones 鈥榮uppressed and crashed鈥� in Moscow

A view shows a damaged building following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, on July 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
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  • Building near Russia鈥檚 defense ministry, business center hit by drones, says Russian media
  • Attack came a day after Kyiv vowed to 鈥渞etaliate鈥� for a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa

MOSCOW: Russia said it thwarted a Ukrainian 鈥渢errorist act鈥� on Moscow in the early hours of Monday, with the mayor of the Russian capital saying two drones had hit non-residential buildings in the city.

The attack came a day after Kyiv vowed to 鈥渞etaliate鈥� for a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa.
鈥淎 Kyiv regime attempt to carry out a terrorist act using two drones on objects on the territory of the city of Moscow was stopped,鈥� Russia鈥檚 defense ministry said.
鈥淭wo Ukrainian drones were suppressed and crashed. There are no casualties.鈥�
The TASS news agency reported one drone crashed in Komsomolsky Prospekt, near Russia鈥檚 defense ministry, while another hit a business center on Likhacheva Street by one of Moscow鈥檚 main ring roads.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drone strikes hit 鈥渘on-residential鈥� buildings around 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).
He said emergency services were working at the scene and also reported no casualties.
The RIA Novosti news agency posted a video of the business center, with some damage visible to the top of the tall building.
The road around it was closed.
Moscow has been hit by several drone attacks this year, with one even hitting the Kremlin in May.
Earlier this month, Russia said it had downed five Ukrainian drones that disrupted the functioning of Moscow鈥檚 Vnukovo international airport.