![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/moscow-hit-by-fresh-drone-strike-on-skyscraper/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_PAY-Drone-attack-Moscow-City-1-August-2023-7-east2west-news.jpg&description=The capital's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said several drones were shot down overnight but one escaped defences and "flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex" that was targeted on Sunday Moscow has been hit by fresh drone strikes overnight, attacking the same skyscraper for the second time in two days — with Russia blaming Ukraine. The huge overnight explosion ripped into the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, on the 21st floor of the Moscow City IQ Quarter high-rise tower, said reports. The capital's Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said several drones were shot down overnight but one escaped defences and "flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex" that was targeted on Sunday. The glass facade of the 50-storey IQ Quarter Tower was reportedly damaged "over 150 square metres", but no injuries have been reported. Two more Ukrainian drones were shot down by anti-aircraft systems elsewhere in the Moscow region, Russia's defence ministry said, claiming to have thwarted a Ukrainian "terrorist attack". The Defence Ministry said: "Two Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the air by air defence systems over the territory of Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts of Moscow region. Another drone was suppressed by electronic warfare and, having lost control, crashed on the territory of the Moscow City non-residential building complex." A recent Ukrainian counteroffensive, deploying weaponry supplied by Kyiv's Western allies and aimed at driving Russian forces out of occupied areas, intensified last week. At the same time, Ukraine has reportedly sought to take the war deep into Russia. While not claiming responsibility for any specific incidents, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said attacks on Russian territory are an "inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process." Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia and Moscow-annexed territory, especially Crimea, have become more frequent and the office building attacked is just a few miles from the Kremlin){kind=link}
The capital’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said several drones were shot down overnight but one escaped defences and “flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex” that was targeted on Sunday
Moscow has been hit by fresh drone strikes overnight, attacking the same skyscraper for the second time in two days – with Russia blaming Ukraine.
The huge overnight explosion ripped into the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, on the 21st floor of the Moscow City IQ Quarter high-rise tower, said reports. The capital’s Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said several drones were shot down overnight but one escaped defences and “flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex” that was targeted on Sunday.
The glass facade of the 50-storey IQ Quarter Tower was reportedly damaged “over 150 square metres”, but no injuries have been reported. Two more Ukrainian drones were shot down by anti-aircraft systems elsewhere in the Moscow region, Russia’s defence ministry said, claiming to have thwarted a Ukrainian “terrorist attack”.
The Defence Ministry said: “Two Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the air by air defence systems over the territory of Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts of Moscow region. Another drone was suppressed by electronic warfare and, having lost control, crashed on the territory of the Moscow City non-residential building complex.”