Drone attack causes damage in Moscow

MOSCOW - A drone attack on Friday morning caused damage to residential properties in various parts of Moscow without reports of casualties, media reported.

RIA Novosti quoted emergency services as saying that a drone strike damaged the roof of a high-rise residential building in west Moscow. Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene. But no injuries have been reported. Preliminary information indicates that the drone struck the overhanging section of the building's roof.

TASS said debris from another drone fell onto a private house in a cottage settlement in the New Moscow region. Emergency services confirmed that part of the attic floor and an exterior wall sustained damage. Additionally, three cars and an all-terrain vehicle were affected by the impact.

Earlier in the morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that air defense forces had shot down four drones flying toward the city.