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Russian officials are trying to link the US and NATO to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday, saying Western countries provided “necessary intelligence” for the raid.
Russia claims its air defense repelled an attack on the country’s capital by five Ukrainian drones on Tuesday. Officials now claim the attack would not have been possible for Ukraine without help from Western allies.
“These attacks would not have been possible without the help of the US and its NATO allies to the Kiev regime,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement, according to the Agence France-Presse.
The ministry went on to say that the West “trains drone operators and provides the necessary intelligence to commit such crimes”.
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A Ukrainian soldier prepares a drone on the frontline in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Russia accuses the US of providing “necessary intelligence” to Ukraine to carry out their attacks. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Russian officials say their air defenses on the outskirts of Moscow shot down four of five drones heading for the capital, adding that the fifth was electronically blocked. Ukrainian authorities, who usually do not comment on attacks on Russian territory, have not claimed responsibility.
No one was injured in the attack, city officials said.
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The US State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The full moon will rise over the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Moscow, Russia on July 3, 2023. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The attack on Moscow comes amid a wider counter-offensive by Ukrainian troops trying to push back the Russian invaders. Ukrainian forces have successfully recaptured land that Russia had captured since the invasion began on February 24, 2022.
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Ukrainian police and soldiers clean up after a Russian missile strike. (National Police of Ukraine via AP)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has tried to draw attention to Russia’s massive rocket attacks on Kiev and other major cities. He continues to urge Western allies, including the US, to increase supplies of air defense systems and allow Ukraine to join NATO.
Lawrence Richard of Fox News contributed to this report.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering national politics and major news events. Send tips to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
