Drone attack on Moscow, Moscow Region

Photo TASS

The Russian Defence Ministry

- This morning, the Kiev regime has launched a terrorist drone attack on the city of Moscow. Eight aircraft-type drones were employed in the attack, informs Russian MoD.

- All enemy drones were downed.

- Three of them were suppressed by electronic warfare, lost control, and deviated from the intended targets.

- Five more UAVs were shot down by the Pantsir-S SAM system in Moscow region.

TASS has gathered the main facts about the incident

- Moscow and the Moscow Region were attacked by drones early on Tuesday morning, TASS informs.

- Several buildings sustained minor damage, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.

- According to the authorities, there were no casualties and emergency services are continuing to work at the scene.

Initial reports

- Early on Tuesday morning, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry told TASS that ministry staff were investigating an incident in the Moscow suburbs, in which windows in a high-rise apartment building had been blown out. Fire and rescue units arrived at the scene. There were no signs of fire. According to eyewitnesses, the sound of an explosion was heard at the time of the incident.

- Emergency services told TASS that drone-like fragments were found around the house. The windows of apartments on three floors were shattered.

- It later became known that law enforcement personnel were verifying information about explosions in two other multi-story apartment buildings in the west and southwest of Moscow. There were also broken windows in some apartments.

Reaction of authorities

- Sobyanin confirmed the drone attack on Tuesday morning. As a result, according to him, several buildings sustained minor damage.

- According to the mayor, there are no casualties in the capital and all of the city’s emergency services are working at the scene.

- Emergency services evacuated the residents of two apartment buildings damaged by the drones. Once all necessary work is completed, the residents will be able to return to their homes. "According to information from municipal medical services, at this time, none of the residents of the buildings damaged by UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] have been seriously injured. Two individuals requested medical aid. Nobody had to be hospitalized and the necessary help was provided on site. Also, the emergency services and several ambulance crews continue to work at the sites of incidents," the mayor wrote.

- Several drones were shot down as they approached the capital, Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said.

Situation now

- Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports are operating as usual, representatives of two of the airports told TASS.

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