Moscow - Russian authorities have once again reported the interception of several drones over Moscow, with one of the captured drones causing damage to the same office tower that was targeted in an earlier attack over the weekend.

In a Telegram message on Tuesday, the Russian defense ministry stated that its anti-aircraft units successfully "foiled a terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime" by downing two drones in the suburbs to the west of the city center.

However, a separate drone, after being "disabled by radio-electronic equipment and losing control, crashed onto the premises of the complex of non-residential structures" within Moscow City, the ministry explained, referring to a business district in the capital.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed that the building struck on Tuesday was the same one hit in the drone attack on Sunday. He disclosed, "One drone struck the same tower at the Moskva City complex that was targeted previously. The 21st-floor facade has sustained damage, with over 150 square meters of glass shattered."

Sobyanin added, "There is no information regarding casualties."

This Tuesday's incident is the most recent in a string of drone attacks, including those on the Kremlin and Russian towns near the Ukraine border, which Moscow has attributed to Kyiv.

The Russian defense ministry reported on Sunday that it had intercepted three Ukrainian drones over the capital, resulting in damage to two structures and a brief suspension of operations at the Vnukovo International Airport.

The Kremlin characterized that attack as a "desperate act" by Kyiv due to setbacks on the Ukrainian battlefield.

Although Ukrainian officials did not officially acknowledge the attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked after the incidents that the conflict was now reaching Russia. He stated, "Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia – to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural, and entirely justifiable process."

He added, "Ukraine is growing stronger."

While Ukraine launched its long-anticipated counteroffensive in June, it has achieved modest progress against resilient resistance from Russian forces on the front lines.