Drones hit several buildings in Moscow causing “minor” damage and no serious injuries, mayor of the Russian capital said, as per news agency Reuters. “All emergency services of the city are at the scene of incidents,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a statement.
Some residents were being evacuated, the statement added while Russia’s RIA state news agency reported that some residents of a building on Moscow’s Profsoyuznaya Street were being evacuated.
Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the Moscow region, said that several drones were shot down on their approach to Moscow. However, it was not immediately clear who launched the drones.
Reuters reported quoting several Russia’s Telegram messaging channels which claimed that four to 10 drones were shot on the outskirts of Moscow and in its immediate region.