Russia: drone attack on Moscow

The damage is material and minor. Eight devices attacked the Russian capital on May 30, all "neutralized" according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which accuses Kiev of "terrorist attacks".

A building damaged following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2023. REUTERS - MAXIM SHEMETOV

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From our correspondent in Moscow,

The first information fell around 5am UTC, mainly on the Telegram channels of neighbors, before making the front page of the television news. The attack came at a time when residents of the capital are leaving for work. The mayor of Moscow, speaking on his Telegram channel, insists on mainly material damage. Some residents, he says, have been evacuated from their apartments, and they will return, it is promised, very quickly, as soon as they are secured.

Jammers in a wide area

According to the governor of the Moscow region, several drones were shot down as they approached the capital by air defense. They carried, authorities say, tiny explosive charges. The suburbs, but also some central neighborhoods, were affected. Central, but not the heart of Moscow, and that's no surprise, because since the drone attack on the Kremlin, jammers have been installed in a wide area.

They are more and more powerful as we approach strategic buildings, so powerful that it has already been several weeks that geolocation no longer works at all in these areas. In particular, taxis have great difficulty finding their customers.

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