The drone attack on the Moscow region is a response to a Russian strike on the Ukrainian military intelligence headquarters. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin, video recording directed RIA Novosti.
According to him, the Russian armed forces strike long-range precision weapons on Ukrainian military infrastructure or warehouses. Russia also announced the possibility of strikes against “decision-making centers”, Putin said. This category, the president added, also includes the Ukrainian military intelligence headquarters, which was attacked two or three days ago.
“In response, the Kiev regime chose a different path – the path of trying to intimidate Russia, intimidate Russian citizens and strike at residential buildings,” he stressed. “This is, of course, a clear sign of terrorist activity.”
According to Putin, “Moscow’s air defense system has worked normally, satisfactorily, although there is work to be done.”
At the same time, the President of Russia indicated that he was concerned about “attempts to evoke a response from Russia”.
“Apparently, it’s calculated: they push us to do mirror actions. Let’s see what to do with it,” Putin said.
Several neighborhoods in Moscow and the Moscow region were attacked by drones (UAVs) on Tuesday morning May 30. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin informed that several buildings suffered “minor damage” in the attack, but “no one was seriously injured”; The Russian Defense Ministry said the “Kiev regime” was behind the attack. The department reported that the Ukrainian side used “eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles”, they were “hit”; Kiev denied any involvement in the attack. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, says Ukraine has no “direct connection” to incident; The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation into the attack; Russian Foreign Ministry appointed “Absolutely hypocritical” statements by representatives of NATO countries that Ukraine will not strike deep into the territory of Russia.
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