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The two drones are said to have been shot down around four o’clock last night, local time. According to a witness, two powerful explosions could be heard, writes Reuters. Mayor Sergej Sobyanin says that no one died, and there has been no extensive damage. Parts of a drone were found on a major road near Russia’s Defense Ministry, according to the TASS news agency. The photo is supposed to show the destruction of one of the buildings after the drone attack on Moscow on the night of Monday. Photo: Reuters One drone fell on Komsomolsky Prospekt, which is near Russia’s Ministry of Defense. Another hit a business center on Likhacheva Street, near one of Moscow’s main ring roads. Map of the war in Ukraine updated 24 July 2023. Photo: INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR AND AEI’S CRITICAL THREATS PROJECT/news (Updated 24 July 2023) “Attempted act of terrorism” The Russians accuse Ukraine of being behind the drone attack. In a statement, the Russians call the drone attacks “attempted acts of terrorism” against Moscow. – Kyiv’s regime tried to carry out a terrorist act by using two drones against Moscow, which was stopped, says Russia’s defense minister. – Two Ukrainian drones were neutralized and crashed. There has been no loss of life. Ukraine has not commented on the drone attack. Fragments of one of the drones hit a house in Moscow, where no one lives according to Russian authorities. Photo: AFP The confirmation from the mayor came after the first reports that fragments of drones had been found around two kilometers from the building of the Russian Defense Ministry. Several Russian news agencies pointed to emergency services as the source of the information. The attack against the Crimean bridge It was not many days ago that Russia and President Vladimir Putin used the same rhetoric about Ukraine. Last week the Kerch bridge was destroyed. Putin called the attack a “terrorist act from Kyiv” and described the whole thing as a senseless and evil act. The bridge connects Crimea with the Russian mainland. It was opened in 2018, four years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The bridge is therefore seen as strategically important for Russia



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