A video published by Russian media outlets showed thick smoke rising next to skyscrapers in the capital.
country’s defence ministry and city mayorThe Expo Center is a large spread of exhibition pavilions and multi-purpose halls, less than three miles from the Kremlin.
Early reports suggested the drone had come close to the 1,226ft Federation Tower, the Russian capital’s tallest tower, part of the business and residential skyscraper zone previously targeted. A resident named Maria said: ‘We live in the tower opposite, on the 68th floor. We heard a bang and saw a flash.
‘At first we thought it had hit the Federation Tower [skyscraper], but it turned out to be the Expocentre. We could see a column of smoke from our windows.’ Another said: ‘We were sitting on the embankment at the time – we didn’t see the drone itself, but we heard a very loud noise, then smoke was billowing from the other side.’The aftermath of the drone attack in Moscow A third resident said: ‘My windows overlooking [the strike] were open. I felt a blast wave – it became hot right in my flat. I’m in shock.’
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