A powerful explosion rocked central Moscow today after a suspected kamikaze drone strike was launched on the city’s business district.
Fragments of the downed drone hit the Moscow Expo Centre on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, at the edge of the city's skyscraper zone which has been previously targeted by Ukraine.
Video footage shows a large explosion over the city and further images show significant damage to the expo centre. Major airports were temporarily closed.Vnukovo airport was closed off for flights after that.
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