"Ukraine attempted to destroy the railway line connecting the Crimean peninsula and the Kherson region by firing 12 Storm Shadow long-range missiles on the evening of July 29," TASS quoted a statement from the Russian-appointed acting governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, as saying. "All Ukrainian missiles were shot down by our air defense forces."
The Russian-appointed official added that debris from the foreign-funded Kiev missile had slightly damaged a control post and communications lines.
Vladimir Saldo also accused the Ukrainian armed forces of trying to prevent the restoration of railway connections between the Kherson region and the Crimean peninsula.
Russia unilaterally annexed the Crimean peninsula after a controversial referendum in 2014. The peninsula has been repeatedly targeted by various weapons.
Britain supplied Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles in early May, hoping they could be a “game changer” in its conflict with Russia. They are believed to be the longest-range weapons the West has ever supplied to Ukraine. Ukraine has used them to attack high-value targets deep inside Russian-controlled territory.
Storm Shadow missile under the wing of a British Typhoon fighter jet. Photo: The Drive
Not only did Ukraine attack the railway connecting the Crimean peninsula and the Kherson region with 12 Storm Shadow missiles, Russia also accused Ukraine of attacking the capital Moscow with 3 suicide UAVs.
"Ukraine's attempt to carry out a terrorist attack using UAVs on targets in the capital Moscow was thwarted" - RT quoted a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry on July 30 - "Ukraine used 3 UAVs to attack, one was shot down, two were electronically suppressed and fell on a building complex.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said earlier that Ukrainian UAVs had attacked overnight, causing external damage to two office towers.
TASS , citing emergency services sources, said an explosion occurred on the fifth and sixth floors of the 50-story IQ-Quarter building on the banks of the Moscow River but caused no casualties or fire. Another explosion in the nearby OKO II tower shattered windows on the third and fourth floors and injured a security guard.
Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport temporarily suspended operations and diverted to another airport on the morning of July 30.
UAV debris damaged a building in Moscow, Russia. Photo: RT
An office building in Moscow, Russia was damaged after a UAV attack on July 30. Photo: Reuters
This is the third time this week that a UAV attack has occurred in the capital Moscow and its surrounding area. On July 28, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its air defenses had shot down a Ukrainian UAV on its way to attack a target in the Moscow region.
On July 24, Russian electronic warfare forces suppressed two Ukrainian UAVs, causing them to crash in Moscow, but there were no damages or casualties in the attack.
Ukraine neither confirms nor denies military activities outside its territory, but in fact UAV attacks on Russian territory are becoming more frequent.
In May, a series of UAVs attacked the Kremlin, the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and several areas in the city.
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