5/31/2023 – Frontline report: Alleged Ukrainian drone strike targets Moscow, sparks mixed reactions

One of the drones used in the attack on Moscow on 30 May 2023. Photo: Screenshot from the video

From Euromaiden Press – Editor’s Note: On 30 May, allegedly Ukrainian forces responded to recent drone attacks on Kyiv with a large-scale drone strike on a military base near Moscow, leading to some damage in residential areas and revealing social discontent within Russia.

Day 461: May 30 – On 30 May, Ukrainians conducted a massive drone strike on Moscow. The strike’s target became the military base of an engineer battalion located in the southwestern suburbs. However, this particular military base was not chosen because it significantly influenced the course of the war. This base was rather chosen because of its proximity to Moscow. This was a direct response to the recent massive drone strikes on Kyiv. As you remember, the Russians attacked it over the last several days with dozens of Shahed kamikaze drones.

Moscow residents released dozens of videos, and Russian military analysts quickly created a list of locations where the drones were spotted, and reported that Ukrainians attacked Moscow with at least 32 drones, which is approximately the same number as Russians used a day before. Local residents also posted the result of air defense work. Some of them received critique, but because the Russian Ministry of Defense placed air defense next to a highway, it was obvious that thousands of cars would film it with their cameras.

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