Moscow mayor says Ukrainian drones attacked two office buildings

Drones hit two office towers in Moscow’s prestigious business district and prompted the temporary closure of one of the city’s international airports during an overnight attack that Russia blamed on Ukraine. Two drones that hit buildings in the Moscow City development were brought down using electronic jamming, while a third was shot down by air defenses in Moscow region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram statement Sunday. Ukraine hasn’t commented. Vnukovo airport halted operations for several hours before later resuming work, the state-run Tass news service reported. It’s the second time this month that flights at the airport have been disrupted over a drone assault, following an incident on July 4. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Tass. Moscow has faced a series of strikes including on the Kremlin by unmanned aircraft in recent months as Russia keeps up a barrage of missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities as part of its faltering invasion. In May, the Defense Ministry said it downed eight drones during an attack on Moscow that prompted Putin to demand stronger air defenses around the capital. <br/>