During this night, a drone attack on Moscow took place, resulting in an explosion in the city center, and the Moscow City building was hit. This was the tenth attack on the Russian capital in August.
During today's drone attack, which took place at a height of 10-15 floors, the facade of a new skyscraper was damaged. The blast wave damaged windows in the buildings around it. Video from the scene was shared on social media.
In addition to the explosion in Moscow City, residents of the city and surrounding areas heard the sounds of air defense. In particular, reports of explosions came from the districts of Mitino and Krasnogorsk, where a drone damaged a government building yesterday.
After the drone attack on Moscow, the "Carpet" plan was activated, which provided for the suspension of all airports in the Russian capital. The mayor of Moscow said that in addition to hitting Moscow City, one drone fell in the Mozhaisky district of Moscow region.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported the downing of three aircraft-type drones. Two of them, according to them, were destroyed by air defense systems in the Moscow region. The drone that exploded in the center of Moscow lost control due to electronic warfare.
