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Moscow City after the drone attack. Explosions blew out windows in two skyscrapers. In photos
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On the night of July 30, Moscow CIty, the business district of the capital, was attacked by drones. The facades of two buildings were damaged. Sergey Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow, said that the drones were fired by Ukrainian troops — Kyiv has not yet commented. Sobyanin also said that no one was injured in the attack, but according to emergency services, a guard in the Oko-2 tower was wounded. This is what Moscow City looks like after the attack.
The “IQ Quarter” building that was hit by one of the drones
The Oko-2 building damaged by the drone
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Police in Moscow City
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People in the cordoned-off area of Moscow City after a drone attack
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