Overnight drone attack on Moscow injures 1, temporarily closes airport for traffic
USA TodayJul 23, 2023
The Facts
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours of Sunday, injuring one civilian, damaging two buildings, and prompting the capital's Vnukovo airport to temporarily shut down for arrivals and departures.
Russian officials claimed one Ukrainian drone was destroyed in the air over the Odintsovo district by air defense systems, and two others were jammed by electronic warfare and crashed into the Moscow City business district.
The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
Ukraine continues to conduct drone attacks to harm and provoke Russia. Such terrorist attacks wouldn't be possible without the help the United States and its NATO allies. If Kyiv doesn't stop targeting the Russian civilian infrastructure and its decision-making centers, Russia reserves the right to respond.
Pro-Ukraine narrative
It's hypocritical that Moscow is condemning Kyiv for drone attacks on its territory when Russian missiles targeted the eastern city of Dnipro late on Friday, striking a residential building and injuring at least nine civilians, including two children — just one of many attacks on civilians; its Russian terror that must end.
