A drone has hit a tower in Moscow’s financial district – just two days after the building was targeted in another attack.
In the early hours of this morning, the 21st floor of the IQ-Quarter building in Moscow City was hit by an unmanned drone, marking the second time in just over 48 hours that Russian governmental offices have been successfully targeted.
These attacks are bringing the idea home that Moscow is not the infallible fortress many have long believed it to be
The building is home to several Russian government offices, with the 21st floor making up part of the ministry of economic development. The area damaged by the drone is said to have been part of an open-plan office area; according to the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, approximately 150 metres squared of windows were damaged in the attack. With the ministries having reportedly switched to home working following the first attack at the weekend, there are no reported casualties.
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