Russia's Investigative Committee announced it had launched a terrorism investigation following a drone attack on civilian targets in the Moscow region. The case targets Ukrainian armed formations.
In the statement, the Committee said: 'Due to the massive drone attack on civilian targets in the Moscow region by Ukrainian armed formations, the Main Investigative Department of the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under the terrorism act (Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code).'
The Committee stated that Ukrainian militants attacked several districts of the Moscow region with drones. In the village of Pionerskiy in Istra district, five houses were destroyed, five vehicles were damaged, and three people were killed. An apartment building was damaged in Solnechnogorsk, and civilian targets were hit in the Mozhaysk district.
The Investigative Committee stated: 'The actions of unit commanders of the Ukrainian armed formations involved in these terrorist acts will be legally assessed.'