Ukrainian Drone Damages Building in Moscow Disrupting Air Traffic, Russia Says

Ukrainian Drone Damages Building in Moscow Disrupting Air Traffic, Russia Says
Investigators work near a damaged roof following a reported Ukrainian drone shot down in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 18, 2023. Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
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MOSCOW—A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports of the Russian capital, Russian officials said.

A Reuters witness who was in the area described hearing “a powerful explosion.” Reuters images showed workers and emergency workers inspecting a damaged roof of a non-residential building which the drone hit.