People urgently evacuated from Moscow City business centre: What is happening
2,000 people were evacuated from the Moscow International Business Centre after reports of an alleged UAV attack; people are also being evacuated from the VTB Arena Plaza Shopping Centre.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti; Russian Telegram channels; Podiom media outlet
Details: It is reported that in the afternoon, the administration of Moscow City towers B and C received a call about the threat of the arrival of a kamikaze drone.
У центрі Москви тривожно. На вулиці біля "Москва-сіті" тисячі людей, а також пожежні машини. Усе це через дзвінок про те, що летить безпілотник. відео з Telegram-каналу SHOT pic.twitter.com/JdcdgKxCw7
— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) August 18, 2023
About 2,000 people were evacuated from the first high-rise. It is reported that the decision to evacuate the second tower has not yet been made.
Кадри евакуації з "Москва-Сіті" після дзвінка про загрозу атаки безпілотника. Відео РИА Новости pic.twitter.com/PAgBrMKBvj
— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) August 18, 2023
Later, the emergency services said that the information about the drone was not confirmed and that no emergencies were registered.
Близько 2000 осіб евакуювали з "Москви-сіті" через повідомлення про загрозу прильоту дрона. Відео з Telegram-каналу База pic.twitter.com/yfdf7GFpAD
— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) August 18, 2023
It is noted that telephone terrorists allegedly reported the threat after publishing a video with a "swarm of drones over Serpukhov" on Telegram channels.
At the same time, the Podiom media outlet reported that people got scared and confused the planes of the Serpukhov Flying Club with drones. On the afternoon of 18 August, five Yak-52s were flying from Serpukhov to the city of Vladimir.
Quote from a club representative: "We have standard training flights. We have been flying here every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for 86 years. In the morning, a group of sport aircraft took off; they flew to Volodymyr for demonstrations. These are not drones; these are our guys, and they flew as a group to perform on City Day; there were five planes. Everything was agreed upon, and everything was legal."
Жителі Підмосков'я злякалися прольоту спортивних літаків Як-52 − їх сплутали з безпілотниками, наробили галасу у соцмережах, через що у Москві евакуювали бізнес-центр. Відео з Telegram-каналу "Осторожно новости" pic.twitter.com/xcZOGA9y0B
— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) August 18, 2023
Later, Telegram channels reported that people had also been evacuated from the VTB Arena Plaza Shopping Centre, allegedly due to a mine threat.
Background:
- On the night of 18 August, a UAV exploded near the Moscow City business centre, damaging one of the Expocentre buildings.
- On the night of 30 July, a drone hit the Moscow City business centre in the Russian capital.
- On 1 August, drones attacked Moscow City again.
- On 11 August, an explosion was heard near the Karamyshevskaya embankment in the northwestern part of Moscow, and authorities reported that a drone had been shot down. The moment of the drone explosion in Moscow was broadcast on the rowing championship.
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