Drone Hits Moscow High-Rise Near Kremlin as Ukraine Intensifies Pre–Victory Day Strikes

The renewed attacks come just days before Russia’s May 9 Victory Day parade – a key Kremlin showpiece. Authorities have already scaled back the event. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Damaged residential complex in Moscow following a drone strike overnight on Monday, May 4. (Photo by ASTRA / Telegram) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google A Ukrainian drone struck a residential tower in western Moscow early Monday, blowing out walls in a high-floor apartment and scattering debris across the area, according to city officials and Russian media reports. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties after the drone hit a building near Mosfilmovskaya Street around 1 a.m. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Local Telegram channels, including Mash, also identified the target as the high-rise residential complex on Mosfilmovskaya Street. The strike destroyed walls in three rooms of an apartment on the 36th floor, while part of the facade collapsed onto a parked car below. Debris and shattered glass were thrown dozens of meters. The site lies roughly 6 kilometers from the Kremlin, according to Astra . Sobyanin later said air defenses intercepted two more drones approaching the capital but gave no details on where they were downed. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses shot down 117 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight across multiple regions, including around Moscow. The wave of attacks triggered temporary flight restrictions at several regional airports, while Moscow’s main hubs – Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo – operated under tightened coordination. The strike follows a similar barrage on May 3 , when, according to Sobyanin , eight drones targeting Moscow were intercepted throughout the day, disrupting airport operations. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Strike Key Russian Assets Across Occupied Territories In a series of high-precision strikes, Ukrainian drone units destroyed advanced air defense systems and radar stations across occupied territories, including Pantsir and Tor complexes. The renewed attacks come just days before Russia’s May 9 Victory Day parade – a key Kremlin showpiece. Authorities have already scaled back the event. For the first time since 2007, no columns of heavy military equipment are expected to roll through Red Square . The parade will include Russian army personnel, aviation teams and Su-25 attack aircraft, but no traditional columns of tanks, armored vehicles or other heavy military hardware are planned. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the parade would proceed in a “reduced format,” citing the “operational situation” and what Moscow calls a terrorist threat from Kyiv. Amid the escalation, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a one-day ceasefire for May 9 in a call with US President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the idea, saying Kyiv is seeking a sustained truce — not a brief pause to accommodate a military parade. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.