A drone attack hits the skyscrapers of the financial district of Moscow

Ukraine managed to attack the skyscraper district of Moscow on the night of Saturday to Sunday. Some glass panels in a high-rise building were blown into the air, with glass and debris littering part of the pavement below after a major detonation, videos shared on social media showed.. There were no casualties, but the Muscovites woke up again with the concern to see that the war that their government started returns with more force and impudence.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that three drones were involved in the attack on Moskva-city. The business district, located a few kilometers from the Kremlin, is known for its modern high-rise towers and one of the damaged buildings housed three Russian government ministries as well as exclusive residential apartments.. The area is an important meeting point on weekends with its expensive bars and restaurants.

As usual every time there is an attack on Russian soil, Ukraine avoided claiming responsibility for the action although several Kiev spokespersons ironized about the flying objects over the Russian sky. The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down three Ukrainian drones early Sunday that were trying to attack Moscow.. But the fact that enemy drones have begun to reach the heart of the Russian capital in recent months, even if they do not cause serious damage, is embarrassing for the narrative of the authorities, who present the war against Ukraine as a “special military operation”. ” without consequences for Russian households. The main Russian television channels did not report on the matter, but social networks hardly talked about other things.

kyiv already managed to attack Moscow with two drones last Monday, one of which was shot down near the Defense Ministry headquarters.. Two drones arrived at the very Kremlin in May, it was the most serious incident of its kind.

View of a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center. ALEXANDER NEMENOV | AFP

This time there was minor damage to the facade of two office buildings in the Moskva-City business district, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, adding that no one was injured, but emergency services told the TASS agency that a security guard at the Oko-2 tower had to be treated for the spectacular explosion. The ground was covered with documents from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Communications, which have offices in these facilities.

In the attacked building, glass was broken from the first to the fourth floor. In one of the neighborhood's high-rise buildings, several windows were broken on the fifth and sixth floors, local media reported.

The Defense Ministry said only two drones crashed in the Moskva-City district after being shot down using radio-electronic equipment.. Air defenses had shot down a third over the Odintsovo residential neighborhood in the Moscow region.. As a result of the attack, the Vnukovo airport in the capital, the one used by Vladimir Putin for his trips, was closed for departures and arrivals.

nuclear attack

Former Russian President Dimitri Medvedev believes Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if kyiv's ongoing counter-offensive proves successful.. Medvedev, who is vice president of the Russian Security Council, has already raised the threat of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine.

Putin's predecessor and former successor said in a message on his official social media accounts that Russia would be forced to resort to its own nuclear doctrine in such a scenario: “Imagine if the offensive, which is backed by NATO, was a success.” and tear up a part of our land, then we would be forced to use a nuclear weapon in accordance with the rules of a decree of the President of Russia.”

Medvedev was referring to Russia's nuclear doctrine, which states that nuclear weapons can be used in response to aggression against Russia carried out with conventional weapons that threaten the existence of the state.

“There would simply be no other option,” added Medvedev, who believes that “our enemies should pray” for the success “of our fighters” since “they are making sure that a global nuclear fire is not ignited.”