US, NATO 'complicit' in aiding Ukrainian 'terror attacks' on Moscow, Russia hints

Russia's Foreign Ministry has suggested that the US and its NATO allies have aided Ukraine in launching recent drone attacks on Moscow, insisting that the UAV raids would not have been possible without such help.

“Such attacks would not have been possible without the help of the United States and its NATO allies to the Kiev regime, who continue to pump it with weapons, including drones, train drone operators, and provide intelligence necessary to commit such crimes, including images from the surface Earth obtained with the help of civilian and military satellites,” the Russian Foreign Ministry declared in a statement on Tuesday.

“All this makes Washington and its satellites complicit in preparing and carrying out terror attacks that are being prepared and carried out on Western money and with Western weapons,” the ministry further insisted.

The statement was issued  after Russian emergency services announced earlier in the day that five drones were shot downed in and around Moscow, but caused no casualties or damage. The incident, however, led to the temporarily disruption of flight operations at the Vnukovo international airport.

Russia foils Ukraine drone attacks on Moscow

Russia says it foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital Moscow.

Elaborating on the circumstances of the Ukrainian drone raid, the ministry was quoted in a TASS report as adding, “According to the incoming information, this time, they targeted civilian infrastructure facilities, including a major international airport. These plans were thwarted thanks to precise operation of Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems. Four drones were downed, one lost control and crashed. No injuries or damage were caused.” 

'Act of Terrorism'

Meanwhile, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the attack on the Vnukovo airport as an “act of terrorism,” blaming Kiev for attacking civilian areas.

“The Kiev regime's attempt to attack an area where civilian infrastructure is located, including the airport, which incidentally also receives foreign flights, is yet another act of terrorism,” Zakharova underlined.

“The international community should realize that the United States, Britain, France - permanent members of the UN Security Council - are financing a terrorist regime,” she further noted.

Back in May, two drone attacks targeted the Kremlin, both of which were shot down by the Russian military and caused no damage.

Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or newly annexed Russian regions. It has increased drone attacks, targeting energy facilities in recent weeks.

The attacks gained momentum last month when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his military has begun the offensive against Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, said formerly that Kiev was suffering massive losses in its offensive against his country.

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