High rise building damaged in Moscow as Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack

Two Ukraine-launched drones attacked Moscow early on Monday (July 24), but were intercepted and destroyed, Russia’s defence ministry said. State news agencies reported that drone fragments were found 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) away from the ministry’s buildings. Calling it a “terrorist attack,“ the defence ministry said on its Telegram messaging app that there were no casualties in the attack. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram messaging app that two non-residential buildings were struck during the attack, which happened around 4 a.m. (0100 GMT). It was unclear whether the drones hit the buildings when they were downed, or whether they deliberately targeted the buildings. Neither the defence ministry nor the mayor said where the drones were intercepted. Russia’s state news agencies reported, citing emergency services, said that drone fragments were found near a building on Komsomolsky Avenue, which is not far from the defence ministry’s buildings. Traffic was closed on Komsomolsky Avenue, as well as on Likhachev Avenue in Moscow’s south, where a high-rise office building was damaged, Russian news agencies reported. There was no immediate comment from Kyiv. Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia’s military infrastructure helps Kyiv’s counteroffensive. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: #ukraine #ukrainenews #ukrainewar #russia