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You go. These images circulating on social media show the moment one or two drones crashed in the business district of the Russian capital. It happened early on Sunday morning. We rented an apartment to come here and unwind. At one point, we heard an explosion. It was like *** wave. Everyone jumped and then there was *** lot of smoke and fire from above. You couldn't see anything. The Russian authorities blamed Ukraine. They said they shot down one drone before it could reach the capital and brought down two others before they could hit their target crashing here in Moscow's International Business Center. It's not the first time that the Russian capital has been targeted. *** drone attack on Monday, damaged several buildings, one of them close to the headquarters of the defense ministry. The Russian authorities condemned what they dubbed *** brazen act of terror and spoke of harsh retaliatory measures at the time. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov promised there would be more drone strikes. Meanwhile in Ukraine, two people were killed in *** Russian missile strike on the southern city of Zaara on Saturday. It all happened in *** second. The shrapnel hit the glass. It was all burn out. It flew over here and there. I'm fine, thank God that was it. I hope, I guess I was just lucky. I was just sitting here, you know, overnight another Russian missile strike killed at least one other person in the northeastern city of Sumi.
10 die, including 3 children, as strong winds hit a tourist camp in central Russia, officials say
Ten people — including three children — died after high winds tore through central Russia, emergency services and a local official reported Sunday.Eight of the dead were part of a group of tourists camping close to Lake Yalchik in the Mari-El region when the storm hit Saturday, Russia's emergencies ministry said.Related video above: Explosions from thwarted drone attack rock Moscow business districtThe strong winds caused a large number of trees to fall in the area, including where the group's tents had been pitched on a stretch of wild beach inside the Mariy Chodra National Park, regional leader Yuri Zaitsev wrote on social media. He said that three children were among the dead. Russia's investigative committee has opened a criminal case to determine whether unsafe or sub-standard services provided by the park's management company contributed to the deaths.Across the wider Volga Federal District, 76 people were injured in the storm, with thousands of households losing power, emergency services said.
MOSCOW, Russia —
Ten people — including three children — died after high winds tore through central Russia, emergency services and a local official reported Sunday.
Eight of the dead were part of a group of tourists camping close to Lake Yalchik in the Mari-El region when the storm hit Saturday, Russia's emergencies ministry said.
Related video above: Explosions from thwarted drone attack rock Moscow business district
The strong winds caused a large number of trees to fall in the area, including where the group's tents had been pitched on a stretch of wild beach inside the Mariy Chodra National Park, regional leader Yuri Zaitsev wrote on social media. He said that three children were among the dead. Russia's investigative committee has opened a criminal case to determine whether unsafe or sub-standard services provided by the park's management company contributed to the deaths.
Across the wider Volga Federal District, 76 people were injured in the storm, with thousands of households losing power, emergency services said.
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