Ukraine's Attempt to Attack Moscow Area is Act of Terrorism: Russia's MFA
11:18 04.07.2023 (Updated: 18:34 04.07.2023)
© Photo / Social media screenshot
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An attempt by Ukraine to carry out a terrorist attack, using five drones, on objects in the Russian capital and the Moscow Region was foiled on Tuesday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Four Ukrainian UAVs on the territory of New Moscow were destroyed by air defense systems, the ministry said, adding that another UAV was suppressed by electronic warfare equipment and crashed on the territory of the Odintsovo district of the Moscow Region.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called the Ukrainian attempt to attack the area in Moscow where civilian infrastructure facilities are located, including an airport, another act of terrorism.
"An attempt by the Kiev regime to attack the area where civilian infrastructure facilities are located, including an airport, which, by the way, also receives foreign flights, is another act of terrorism. Considering that [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky commits these terrorist attacks with purchased weapons supplied by the West or with Western funds, then this is international terrorism," Zakharova wrote on Telegram.
There were no casualties or damage as a result of the suppressed terrorist attack, the Russian defense ministry said.
Screenshot from a social media post allegedly depicting the debris from one of the Ukrainian drones downed near Moscow on July 4, 2023
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Have There Been Other UAV Attacks on Moscow?
Early on June 21, three UAV went down on the outskirts of Moscow, thankfully without causing any damage or injury on the ground. The Russian Ministry of Defense described that incident as a terrorist attack perpetrated by Ukrainian forces.
On May 30, three residential buildings in Moscow sustained light damage when another wave of Ukrainian UAVs got intercepted by the air defense units protecting the city.
On May 3, Ukrainian forces attempted to carry out an attack against the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin, using two drones to carry out this deed. The Russian government branded this attack as a terrorist act and an attempt at Vladimir Putin’s life.
