Three apartment buildings – on Leninsky prospekt and Profsoyuznaya street in Moscow, as well as on Atlasova Street in New Moscow - were struck by drones on May 30. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that several buildings in the city sustained “minor damage” as the result of the drone attack but that “nobody was seriously injured.” “All emergency services are at the affected sites. They’re investigating the circumstances of the incident,” he wrote on Telegram. He later added that two people sought medical care but that nobody required hospitalization. Some residents of the buildings which were hit by drones had to evacuate. A criminal case has been opened under Article 205 of the Criminal Code (an act of terrorism).
Leninsky prospekt 92, building 1
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A drone damaged the windows of a house on Leninsky Prospekt
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A cordon near Profsoyuznaya street 98, building 6
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Police officers near Atlasov street 11
Residents of a building on Profsoyuznaya Street, which was hit by a drone, were temporarily evacuated. They were allowed to return home a few hours later.
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Drone wreckage at Leninsky prospekt 92, building 1
An apartment building on Atlasov street after a drone strike
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One of the drones struck an aprtment on Atlasov street.
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