WATCH: Ukrainian Drone Strikes Office Building In Moscow

New videos of a Ukrainian drone striking an office building in Moscow went viral on Saturday evening.

Moments after the drone strike occurred, the Russian Defense Ministry stated three drones were intercepted by the Russian military but one of the drones intercepted ended up flying into a 50-story building.

Despite causing an explosion and major material damage no one was killed by the strike but a security guard was injured.

Here’s the moment it happened:

WAR: Biden’s proxy war partner is now targeting civilians in Moscow. This won’t end well. pic.twitter.com/cdSR8Zfloi

— @amuse (@amuse) July 30, 2023

Here’s the aftermath:

The target of the drone strike in Moscow was a secret Ministry of Economic Development office on the 10th floor of this skyscraper. At least 6 government ministries occupy this building. The offices are guarded by Putin's Federal Protective Service (FSO). pic.twitter.com/iLMyKy4A54

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) July 30, 2023

Here’s what CNN reported:

Russia says Ukraine targeted Moscow with drones on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks that have brought the Ukraine war to Russia’s capital.

The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones were intercepted but a business and shopping development in the west of the capital was hit. The fifth and sixth floor of a 50-story building were damaged, and no casualties were reported, state news agency TASS reported.

Videos showed debris as well as emergency services at the scene.

A spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force said the latest drone attacks on Moscow were aimed at impacting Russians who, since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, felt the war was distant.

“There’s always something flying in Russia, as well as in Moscow. Now the war is affecting those who were not concerned,” the spokesman, Yurii Ihnat, said on Ukrainian television.

BREAKING: Ukrainian drone strikes Moscow again tonight pic.twitter.com/N5tJ5NA3uU

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 30, 2023

Per The Guardian:

Three Ukrainian drones were downed over Moscow early on Sunday, Russia’s defence ministry said, in an attack that briefly shut an international airport.

While one of the drones was shot down on the city’s outskirts, two others were “suppressed by electronic warfare” and smashed into an office complex. A security guard was injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency officials.

“Ukrainian drones attacked tonight. Facades of two city office towers were slightly damaged,” Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin posted on Telegram.

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Moscow and its surrounding area are more than 500km from the Ukrainian border and the ongoing conflict there, but have been targeted in several drone attacks this year.