What is known about drone attack on Moscow, Moscow Region

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Moscow and the Moscow Region were attacked by drones early on Tuesday morning. 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.

TASS has gathered the main facts about the incident.

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.



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

Situation now

• Traffic is blocked in the western and southwestern parts of Moscow, according to the city's transport department.



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

Two Moscow residents request medical aid after drone attack, hospitalization unnecessary

Two people needed medical attention following a drone attack in Moscow while nobody was seriously injured or had to be hospitalized, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel on Tuesday.

"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.

Early on Tuesday, several buildings in the Russian capital sustained minor damages as a result of a drone attack. All municipal emergency services are currently at the scene clarifying the circumstances. According to Sobyanin, nobody was seriously injured.

The residents of several sections of the two apartment buildings damaged by drones have been evacuated. The mayor also urged to trust only official sources and not to spread any unverified information.

Ukraine Attacked Moscow With 8 UAVs, All Drones Downed - Russian Defense Ministry

Earlier in the day, the Russian capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, said several buildings had been slightly damaged by the drone attack.

Ukraine attacked the Russian capital with eight unmanned aerial vehicles early on Tuesday, all drones were shot down, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"This morning, the Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles on facilities in the city of Moscow. Eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were involved in the attack. All enemy drones were hit," the ministry said in a statement.

Three of these drones were suppressed by means of electronic warfare, lost control and deviated from their intended targets, another five unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun system in the Moscow region, the ministry added.

Earlier in the day, Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said that several drones had been shot down while approaching Moscow. The Russian capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, said several buildings had been slightly damaged by the drone attack. Nobody was seriously injured, he added.