The Russian Federation can stop the war at any time. According to the United States, it only needs to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
A representative of the United States (USA) State Department stated that the country does not support attacks on the Russian Federation with unmanned aerial vehicles, and his statement was quoted by Reuters.
“The United States does not encourage or facilitate attacks inside Russia,” he said.
The US State Department representative noted that, on condition of anonymity, Ukraine must decide how to defend itself during a large-scale invasion, while Moscow can stop the war at any time by withdrawing troops from Ukrainian territory.
UAV hit Moscow on August 23
On the night of August 23, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that the city was attacked by two drones. It was claimed that one of the drones crashed into a building in Moscow, and another drone was shot down by the air defense forces. However, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that three unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the capital, two of them were shot down by air defense systems, the third was landed with an electronic warfare system and therefore crashed into the building of the complex. . The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation accused Ukraine of attacking drones.
Due to drones, the Carpet plan was temporarily introduced at Moscow airports (then airports resumed their work). The debris of the drone damaged the wall of the store, the windows of the residences were broken.
Recall that on August 22, the Russian media noted that drone attacks on Moscow have become more frequent and have become the “norm”. The first drone attack took place on 3 May. Since then, drones have flown to Moscow 15 times. Additionally, some recession was recorded in June 2023, after which drone raids became more frequent.
On August 22, a drone with the inscription “Victory to Ukraine” was found in the Tver region (180 km from Moscow). The drone was shot by the FSB of the Russian Federation.
Source: Focus
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