Russia accuses Ukraine of second drone attack in three days on Moscow skyscraper

1 August 2023, 11:39 | Updated: 1 August 2023, 11:41

Russia has accused Ukraine of launched a new drone attack, targeting the same building that was hit on Sunday.

The skyscraper in Moscow was attacked overnight - while several other drones were shot down across the city.

Kyiv has not commented on the drone strikes but Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting the capital city.

Russia’s defence ministry has said that Ukrainian drones also targeted its fleet in the Black Sea.

In a statement, it said: "During the night, Ukrainian armed forces tried without success to attack with three drones the Sergey Kotov and Vasily Bykov patrol boats of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.

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"The three naval enemy drones were destroyed.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said attacks on Russian territory are an "inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process".

Hours after two drones hit the Russian capita on the weekend, the Ukrainian president said: “Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia, to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.” 

Mobile phone footage of Sunday’s attack captured the moment does hit one of the towers.

Photos showed a gaping hole on the ninth floor of the 42-storey skyscraper.

Glass, twisted metal and documents from Russia’s ministry of digital development littered the street below.

Russia has strengthened air defences around Moscow in response to the threat of drone attacks.