Russia accused Ukraine of terrorism after two drone attacks damaged buildings in Moscow, including one near the Defense Ministry. There was no human cost in the incident, which comes a day after Kiev vowed to retaliate for the Odesa attacks. However, the targeting of a facility near the building where Moscow holds meetings for what it calls a special operation marks a symbolic strike, and suggests how deep Ukraine’s alleged drones can penetrate. According to the Ministry of Defense, the drones were intercepted and destroyed.

“We stopped an attempted terrorist attack by the Kiev regime, through the use of two drones against objects on the territory of Moscow”.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that the drones had targeted non-residential buildings around 4 a.m. and that none of them had sustained major damage. But state news agencies reported that drone fragments were found just 2 kilometers from the Ministry building.

“They were asleep and I was woken up by an explosion. Everything started shaking. It looked like the building was going to collapse. I looked from the window of the building where I live, and it seemed strange to me that the damage was not so great, considering the explosion,” said a resident.

The Department of Transportation in Moscow announced in a telegram that traffic in the area was blocked, and movement was also stopped on Likhachev Boulevard where a multi-story building was damaged. Drone attacks were also reported in a district of Crimea, where residents were forced to evacuate. Ukraine rarely takes responsibility for such events. But in a statement, President Zelensky vowed to take revenge after the wave of attacks in Odesa, where at least one person was killed and extensive damage was caused, including to the Orthodox cathedral, a UNESCO heritage site.