Official says lady died when particles from destroyed drone hit an condominium block beginning a hearth.
One individual has been killed in Moscow after the remnants of a downed Ukrainian drone hit the condominium block the place he was dwelling and began a hearth, in line with Russian officers.
Moscow regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov mentioned particles from the drone broken at the least two high-rise condominium buildings within the Ramenskoye district within the early hours of Tuesday, setting a number of flats on hearth.
Metropolis mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned emergency groups had been despatched to quite a lot of places throughout the area in addition to to the realm close to the Zhukovo airport and across the Domodedovo district – the location of one in all Moscow’s largest airports. Greater than 30 flights had been suspended.
Russia mentioned its air defences shot down greater than 70 Ukrainian drones throughout the evening with at the least 15 intercepted in and round Moscow.
The Ramenskoye district, some 50km (31 miles) southeast of the Kremlin, has a inhabitants of about 250,000 individuals, in line with official information.
Russia’s SHOT and Baza Telegram channels, that are near Russia’s safety providers, posted movies with flames billowing from a multistorey residential constructing, saying that 5 flats had been destroyed.
Within the area of Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, “59 enemy aircraft-type UAVs have been intercepted and destroyed”, Governor Aleksander Bogomaz mentioned on Telegram.
He described the assault as “huge” however mentioned there have been no casualties or injury.
Two extra Ukrainian drones had been intercepted within the Tula area, south of Moscow, Russian official information company TASS reported.
Greater than two and a half years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine has fast-tracked the event of its domestic drone industry to allow it to assault Russia’s power, navy and transport infrastructure.
Ukraine didn’t touch upon the assault, which got here as air raid warnings sounded in Kyiv amid one other Russian drone assault on the Ukrainian capital.
