Moscow under attack: two dead, an oil refinery on fire and 338 drones shot down

The attack It occurred between 3 and 5 a.m. local time and during the last day of the Russian elections. Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the capital region of Russia, assured that from midnight until around 5 in the morning, ““About 250 unmanned vehicles were intercepted in 17 districts.”

The information was confirmed by the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanine, who stated that the Russian anti-aircraft defense had shot down at least 186 drones since midnight on Saturday, although he specified that “the number grew with the hours.” Furthermore, he assured on social networks that “Emergency teams are working in the areas where the fragments fell”.

“The attack continues,” he added on Telegram this Sunday morning. “In Sofyino, a drone hit a three-story apartment building, damaging six apartments on the upper floor. Unfortunately, a 44-year-old woman died“Vorobyev wrote. He added: “another person died in the municipality of Orekhovo-Zuevo. An elderly man, who was in a house that was destroyed and burned as a result of the drone attack,” according to the governor.

The governor declared that three apartment blocks of the Novye Kotelniki residential complexin Moscow, were damaged. Besides, a residential building and an industrial facility (the Moscow Oil Refinery) suffered damage in the city of Istra, northwest of the Russian capital.

In turn, some 400 people were evacuated due to a fire caused by a drone falling on a building, according to the official. For its part, the Russian news agency TASS reported that more than 30 flights “could not land at Moscow airports” due to prevailing security restrictions.

Although the origin of the attack was not specified, it occurs at a time when Ukraine intensifies its bombings deep within Russian territory, especially aimed at energy and logistics infrastructure, in retaliation for the attacks against it.

““A facility on the territory of the Moscow Oil Refinery was damaged”added Sobianin, who assured that there were no victims there, although he admitted severe material damage.

The new attacks coincide with the third and final day of Russian legislative elections, which should result in a victory for President Vladimir Putin’s party.