A number of folks had been injured within the large assault, authorities additionally alleged.
Andrei Vorobyov shared this image whereas claiming three folks had been killed within the drone assault (Picture: Andrei Vorobyov/Telegram)
An enormous drone assault was unleashed on Moscow within the early hours of Sunday, native authorities have claimed. Photos circulating on social media present explosions erupting in varied areas of the Russian capital and the encompassing areas, together with at an oil refinery.
The drone assault killed not less than three folks throughout the Moscow area and injured 12 extra, Russian officers have alleged. Moscow regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov claimed two males died within the Pogorelki village, whereas a girl was killed in Khimki, north of Moscow.
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He additionally alleged a number of high-rise buildings and infrastructure services had been broken within the assault.
All 4 Moscow airports noticed their operations disrupted a number of instances since late Saturday in mild of the drone launch.
Different areas that reportedly got here underneath assault included Zelenograd and Putilkovo -where a drone allegedly hit a multi-storey constructing with out inflicting accidents – and blasts had been heard in central Moscow.
Talking a couple of drone assault on Moscow’s oil refinery, town’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, claimed the “know-how” of the plant was not impacted. He mentioned a shift of staff, nonetheless, had been affected.
The assault on the Moscow area seemed to be half of a bigger offence, with the Defence Ministry of Russia saying that greater than 550 drones had been downed over the nation.
Whereas Russian authorities have blamed the assault on Ukraine, the war-torn nation hasn’t claimed accountability for the motion.
The drone assault comes after Russia launched new restrictions on reporting the aftermath of drone strikes, with folks publishing imageries with out official authorisation being threatened with fines.
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