As a New Wave of Russian Airstrikes Hits Ukraine, Drones Attack Moscow

Russian officials reported that on Tuesday, drones attacked several buildings in Moscow, causing minor damage and forcing some residents to evacuate. This occurred as Russia initiated another wave of bombings on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, resulting in one death. According to Reuters, no one has claimed responsibility for the apparent attack on Moscow, but a Kremlin-supporting television commentator claimed, without citing sources, that about 25 drones were involved in the attack. This event comes weeks after two drones exploded over the Kremlin - an attack for which Russia blames Ukraine, although Kyiv has denied any responsibility - and follows missile and drone attacks by Russia on Ukrainian cities this month. Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, stated on the Telegram messaging channel that several drones were shot down near Moscow. Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, reported that two people sought medical assistance, but none were seriously injured. The state news agency RIA reported that some residents of a building on Profsoyuznaya Street in the south of the city were evacuating. Reuters was unable to independently verify these reports. In Kyiv, Ukrainian defense forces announced that they shot down over 20 drones during the new wave of Russian airstrikes on Tuesday. The Kyiv military administration stated that unlike most previous attacks, this assault only involved Iranian-made Shahed drones and did not include missiles. Ukrainian officials reported that one person was killed and four were injured due to debris from a destroyed Russian projectile hitting a high-rise building, causing a fire. The Kyiv military administration announced via Telegram that two upper floors of the destroyed building had collapsed, and there may still be people trapped under the rubble. Russia has repeatedly attacked the Ukrainian capital in May using a combination of drones and missiles, primarily at night, seemingly to weaken the Ukrainian resolve to fight after more than 15 months of conflict. Tuesday's attacks marked the seventeenth Russian airstrike on the capital this month, following two attacks on the city on Monday, including an unusual daytime strike. A sanctions package against the Islamic Republic was approved in the Ukrainian parliament; reports by Shahla Arasteh detail the escalation of Russian airstrikes on Ukraine; Zelensky seeks a 50-year sanction against the Islamic Republic. Zelensky reported the downing of more Shahed drones and Russian missiles during Monday's attacks. Russia issued an arrest warrant for an American senator. The continuation of Russian attacks on Kyiv; the Ukrainian army: we shot down 11 Russian missiles.